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Jharkhand Records 600,000+ Dead Voters in SIR Exercise; Ranchi Leads the List
✍️ Business Standard
🗓 25 Jul 2026, 07:03 PM
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The Election Commission’s Statewise Information Retrieval exercise in Jharkhand identified more than 600,000 deceased voters, with the capital city Ranchi registering the highest number.
The Election Commission’s Statewise Information Retrieval (SIR) exercise, carried out across Jharkhand, has identified more than 600,000 deceased voters.
The exercise, part of the ongoing effort to keep electoral rolls current, revealed that the capital city Ranchi has the highest number of dead voters in the state.
Ranchi’s tally, which exceeds 70,000, places it at the top of the list, followed by other districts such as Bokaro and Hazaribagh.
The findings are expected to prompt a review of voter registration records and may lead to the removal of these names from future electoral rolls, ensuring the integrity of upcoming elections.
The exercise, part of the ongoing effort to keep electoral rolls current, revealed that the capital city Ranchi has the highest number of dead voters in the state.
Ranchi’s tally, which exceeds 70,000, places it at the top of the list, followed by other districts such as Bokaro and Hazaribagh.
The findings are expected to prompt a review of voter registration records and may lead to the removal of these names from future electoral rolls, ensuring the integrity of upcoming elections.