Assam Draft Electoral Roll Has 2.19 Lakh More Voters Than February List

Assam's draft electoral roll under the Special Summary Revision (SSR), published on Thursday, has 2.18 lakh more names than the final electoral list released this February after a special revision of voters, according to officials.The draft roll puts Assam's total electorate at 2,51,76,910. Of these, 1,25,87,650 are male voters, 1,25,88,939 are female voters, and 321 belong to the third-gender category.The final electoral roll published on February 10 this year had 2,49,58,139 voters.

During the subsequent revision, 4,12,344 names were added, and 1,93,573 were deleted, pushing the net increase to 2,18,771.The latest list includes 2,05,962 voters with disabilities, while 2,87,233 electors are in the 18-19 age group. The number of voters aged 85 years and above stands at 1,22,198.