Kerala SIR: number of ‘uncollectable’ enumeration forms rise to 25 lakh

Key Points

1. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala revealed a large number of voters listed as ’absentee, shifted or dead’ (ASD).
2. The ASD list contains over 25 lakh names, including 6.44 lakh deceased, 7.11 lakh untraceable, and 8.19 lakh permanently shifted/absent voters.
3. Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala), Rathan U. Kelkar, announced that the ASD list will be uploaded online for public scrutiny.
4. Political parties have expressed concern over the increase in the ASD list by over 5 lakh since the last meeting on December 6.
5. Thiruvananthapuram has the highest number of uncollectable forms (4.36 lakh), followed by Ernakulam (3.34 lakh).
6. The enumeration phase of SIR is set to end on December 18, with the final rolls to be published on February 21, 2026.