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Tamil Nadu Plans Special Drive to Enroll Voters Left Out
Tamil Nadu will hold a special drive to help more people join the voter list.
It is for people who were missed earlier and young people who are eligible to vote for the first time.
The drive will happen in every district.
Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik announced it after receiving instructions from the Election Commission of India.
The enrolment will be done as voter records are updated.
Different forms will be used outside the special voter-list revision period.
A final voter list released on February 23 removed 74.07 lakh names.
The state then had 5.67 crore registered electors.
The Election Commission will hold a special voter-enrolment drive across all districts of Tamil Nadu.
The drive targets people left out during the Special Intensive Revision and young or first-time eligible voters.
Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said the drive follows instructions from the Election Commission of India.
The enrolment will take place through the continuous-updation process; rules-based forms will be used outside the SIR period.
The final electoral roll released on February 23 deleted 74.07 lakh names, leaving Tamil Nadu with 5.67 crore electors.
- Who
- The Election Commission, Tamil Nadu election officials, and people left out or newly eligible to register.
- What
- A special drive to enroll left-out and young or first-time eligible voters.
- Where
- Across all districts of Tamil Nadu.
- When
- Announced after a meeting on Thursday; the Election Commission's communication was dated September 29, 2026.
- Why
- To enroll people left out during the Special Intensive Revision and young or first-time eligible electors.
Key facts
- Statewide scope
- The special enrolment drive will cover all districts of Tamil Nadu.
- Eligible groups
- People left out during the SIR and young or first-time eligible electors.
- Announced by
- Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik.
- Enrolment process
- Continuous updation.
- SIR communication date
- September 29, 2026.
- Names deleted
- 74.07 lakh names were deleted from the final electoral roll.
- Electors remaining
- Tamil Nadu's final roll had 5.67 crore electors.
Quotes
Archana Patnaik
Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer
“The Election Commission of India, in its communication dated September 29, 2026, has directed that in States/UTs where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has already been completed, a special drive shall be undertaken by the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officers and EROs for the enrolment of left out and young/first time eligible electors under the process of continuous updation”
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