Visakhapatnam completes SIR digitisation of 20.23 lakh electors; draft roll on July 31
The Visakhapatnam district administration has completed the digitisation of enumeration forms of all 20,23,009 electors as part of the Special Intensive Revision. The draft electoral roll will be published on July 31, and electors have been advised to check their names and particulars after the draft roll is published. The final electoral roll will be published on October 3, 2026, after the disposal of claims and objections.
- ▪The Visakhapatnam district administration has completed the digitisation of enumeration forms of all 20,23,009 electors.
- ▪The number of 'no mapping' cases has come down from 1,80,725 to 27,555, or 1.36% of the electorate.
- ▪The names of 2,40,209 voters in the ASDD category will not be included in the draft electoral roll.
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The Visakhapatnam district administration has completed the digitisation of enumeration forms of all 20,23,009 electors as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026, and the draft electoral roll will be published on July 31, District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore has said.In a statement, the Collector said the distribution, collection and digitisation of enumeration forms had been completed for voters across 1,980 polling stations in the district. The database had been updated after incorporating details of voters who had submitted enumeration forms, as well as those categorised as absent, shifted, deceased or duplicate (ASDD).
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