After SIR exercise, Rajasthan publishes final electoral roll with 5.15 crore voters

The final electoral roll for Rajasthan published on Saturday (February 21, 2026) after the completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise put the total number of registered voters at 5,15,19,929, including 2,69,57,881 men, 2,45,61,486 women and 562 third-gender voters. The SIR was carried out across 199 Assembly constituencies in the State.

The names of 31.36 lakh voters were removed from the electoral rolls during the SIR, which began in November 2025. Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan said that the names were deleted because of death, permanent shifting, absence or duplication of voters detected in the large-scale verification drive.

There were 5,46,56,215 voters in the State before the SIR exercise began. As many as 41.84 lakh voters were removed in the draft list published on December 16, 2025, and since then, 12.91 lakh new voters have been added, while 2.42 lakh names have been removed from the electoral rolls.

Among the 200 Assembly segments in the State, Baran district’s Anta was excluded because of the by-election held on November 11, 2025. Mr. Mahajan said the final electoral roll for Anta would be announced on March 12.

The final electoral roll depicted a net increase of 10,48,605 voters in comparison with the draft publication, reflecting a growth of 2.08%. The districts which recorded the highest rise in voter numbers were Jaipur, Phalodi, Bharatpur, Sirohi and Bundi.

The gender ratio improved by two points, from 909 to 911, indicating a better female voter registration, while the number of young voters in the age group of 18 to 19 years increased by 4,35,061, showing a growth of 0.82%.

Mr. Mahajan said the updated electoral roll has been shared with political parties and uploaded on the Election Commission’s official website for public access. The booth-level officers were deployed at 61,136 polling booths in all the 41 districts during the SIR exercise, while the field representatives of eight major political parties worked with them, he said.

The Opposition Congress had objected to extension of deadlines for claims and objections under the SIR. A large number of Form 7 applications seeking deletion of voter names had surfaced at several places, against which the Congress had protested with the allegation that an “electoral advantage” was being given to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.