Tamil Nadu's draft electoral roll after the SIR has 5.43 crore voters. The SIR exercise removed over 97 lakh names. The exercise, opposed by chief minister MK Stalin, aimed to ensure accuracy but drew criticism for potentially deleting legitimate voters. Similar revisions are under way in West Bengal, which lakhs of voters were deleted.
SIR showdown: Over 97 lakh voters deleted in poll-bound TN; 14.2 lakh in Chennai alone
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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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