Odisha SIR 2026: 17.67 Lakh Names Deleted from Final Electoral Roll 🗳️ | Current Affairs

Question: Following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in September 2026, approximately how many names were struck off from Odisha’s final electoral roll?
✅ Answer: Approximately 17.67 lakh names
Following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Odisha, the Election Commission published the final electoral roll on 21 September 2026. The number of electors declined from 3.33 crore before SIR to 3.16 crore in the final roll, with nearly 17.67 lakh names deleted. The New Indian Express
Key Facts:
– 🗳️ State: Odisha
– 📋 Exercise: Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
– ❌ Names deleted: 17.67 lakh (approximately)
– 👥 Final electorate: 3,16,32,754
– 📊 Pre-SIR electorate: 3,33,99,591
– 📅 Final roll published: 21 September 2026
– 🔎 Reasons for deletion included death, shifting, duplicate enrolment and voters who could not be traced. The New Indian Express
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