EC Purges Millions: 4.2M Names Removed in MP, Draft Voter Lists Out for 3 States

• Election Commission released draft voter lists (SIR) for Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Chhattisgarh.
• 4.2 million names excluded in Madhya Pradesh, 2.2 million in Kerala, and 2.7 million in Chhattisgarh.
• Combined with West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, over 15.5 million names were excluded earlier.
• Reasons include deceased voters (850k in MP, 650k in Kerala/Chhattisgarh), duplicates, and address changes.
• The Commission will now hold hearings in these five states before publishing the final voter lists.

Why It Matters: EC's draft voter lists show millions of exclusions across five states due to deceased, duplicate, or untraceable voters.