ElectoralRoll – Haryana Revision Drive Leaves Millions of Voters Awaiting Verification

ElectoralRoll – Haryana’s voter verification exercise has identified a significant number of electors whose details remain unverified after the deadline for digitising Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms concluded. While these names may appear in the draft review process, any final removal from the electoral rolls will take place only after authorities examine claims and objections in accordance with election rules.

More Than 33 Lakh Electors Remain Unverified

The Election Commission of India had extended the deadline for digitising SIR enumeration forms by 10 days, allowing the exercise to continue until July 24. According to the latest official status report, forms for 1.73 crore of Haryana’s 2.07 crore registered electors have been digitised, representing 83.61 percent of the total electorate. The remaining 33.84 lakh voters, or 16.38 percent, have been marked as absent, shifted, deceased, duplicate, or falling under other categories requiring further scrutiny.

Officials clarified that these figures do not automatically result in deletion from the voter list, as every case will undergo the prescribed verification process before the final electoral roll is published.

Gurugram Records the Highest Share of Unverified Voters

Among Haryana’s 23 districts, Gurugram reported the largest proportion of electors whose records could be removed from the draft list if they remain unresolved. Out of 15.55 lakh registered voters, enumeration forms were collected for approximately 11 lakh people, leaving around 4.55 lakh electors, or 29.27 percent, in the unverified category.

Election officials said the verification process was particularly challenging in Gurugram because many residents live in gated housing societies and high-rise apartments, making door-to-door access more difficult for Block Level Officers (BLOs).

District records show that 96,838 voters had permanently shifted, 50,909 were unavailable during verification visits, 17,561 were reported deceased, and 7,217 were already registered in another constituency.

Faridabad Also Reports High Numbers

Neighbouring Faridabad ranked second in the state with a similarly high percentage of unverified electors. Of its 18.90 lakh registered voters, officials successfully collected enumeration forms for 13.71 lakh, leaving nearly 5.18 lakh electors, or 27.43 percent, pending verification.

Combined, Gurugram and Faridabad account for almost 9.7 lakh electors who may eventually be removed from the revised electoral rolls if their records are not validated during the claims and objections process.

Urban Districts Show Higher Population Movement

The trend was also visible in several other urban districts across Haryana. Panchkula recorded 99,977 unverified electors, representing 23.29 percent of its registered voters. Sonepat reported 2.37 lakh voters, or 19.38 percent, in the pending category, while Panipat recorded 1.82 lakh (18.86 percent). Rohtak registered 1.60 lakh unverified electors (18.76 percent), followed by Jhajjar with 1.47 lakh (18.04 percent).

Ambala reported 1.53 lakh electors awaiting verification, accounting for 17.24 percent of its voter base, while Karnal recorded 2.11 lakh, or 17.20 percent. In Nuh district, where forms were digitised for 5.89 lakh out of 6.60 lakh electors, 71,102 voters, or 10.78 percent, remained unverified. Officials noted that these figures reflect greater population mobility in urban and industrial regions.

Rural Areas Register Lower Levels of Pending Verification

Several predominantly rural districts reported considerably lower proportions of electors requiring further verification. Fatehabad recorded the lowest percentage, with 50,629 voters, or 7.12 percent, listed as unverified. Mahendergarh followed with 8.5 percent, while Charkhi Dadri reported 9.4 percent. Sirsa and Bhiwani recorded 9.7 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively.

Timeline for Final Electoral Roll

The Election Commission will publish the draft electoral roll on July 31. Electors will then have the opportunity to submit claims and objections between July 31 and August 30. Election officials are expected to dispose of all claims by September 28, after which the final electoral roll is scheduled to be released on October 3.