25 September 2026 Punjab Khabarnama Bureau : Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari has sought a detailed, ward-wise and booth-wise reconciliation of voters who were deleted from, or not included in, the city’s electoral rolls since June 1, 2024.
In a letter to Chandigarh Chief Electoral Officer Prema Puri, Tewari asked for details including the name of each elector, ward and booth number, EPIC number, date of deletion or non-inclusion and the specific reason recorded by election authorities.
Tewari Seeks Voter-Wise Reconciliation
Tewari’s demand follows the publication of Chandigarh’s final electoral roll on September 22, 2026.
According to the figures cited by the MP, Chandigarh had 6,59,805 electors around the 2024 Lok Sabha election, while the final 2026 electoral roll contains 4,60,209 electors. This represents a difference of 1,99,596 electors, or about 30.26%.
Tewari has asked election authorities to provide voter-level information so that the change can be reconciled on a case-by-case basis.
Details of ‘Enrolled Elsewhere’ Voters Sought
The MP has specifically asked for information about electors classified as “enrolled elsewhere.”
He has sought details of the location where each such voter is reportedly enrolled, saying this would help establish the basis for their removal from Chandigarh’s rolls.
Tewari has also asked for information on voters who were not included in the draft roll because their enumeration forms were not received. He wants the reasons recorded after field verification in each such case.
Election Department Explains SIR Process
The demand comes after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Chandigarh’s electoral rolls.
The Election Department said more than five lakh electors were on the rolls before the enumeration exercise began in June 2026. During the house-to-house survey, booth-level officers received 4,50,282 enumeration forms, while 66,145 forms were not returned and the corresponding electors were consequently left out of the draft roll.
Officials cited categories such as shifted, absent, deceased and duplicate electors, among other cases, during field verification.
Final Roll Added 9,927 Voters
The draft electoral roll published on July 21 contained 4,50,282 electors.
During the subsequent claims-and-objections process, authorities received thousands of submissions. The final roll included 15,117 additions and 5,190 deletions, resulting in a net increase of 9,927 voters, or around 2.20%, compared with the draft roll.
The final electoral roll therefore stood at 4,60,209 electors.
Why Tewari Wants Booth-Level Data
Tewari has argued that the overall reduction since 2024 cannot be fully understood without publishing the details behind individual deletions and omissions.
His letter asks for the information to be organised by ward and booth, along with the relevant identification and administrative details.
The purpose of such a reconciliation would be to establish whether voters were removed because they had shifted residence, were deceased, were duplicated in the rolls, were enrolled elsewhere or fell into another category identified during verification.
Questions Over Transparency
Tewari has linked his demand to wider questions he has raised about the functioning of the Election Commission of India.
He has called for greater transparency around the electoral-roll revision and said the basis for changes should be available for public scrutiny.
These are Tewari’s assertions and demands; they do not by themselves establish that voter deletions were improper or unlawful. The Election Department has said the final roll was prepared after the prescribed claims, objections, notices, hearings and verification process.
Final Roll Available for Verification
The Chandigarh election authorities have said the final electoral rolls are available for verification through electoral registration officers, assistant electoral registration officers and booth-level officers, as well as through the Chief Electoral Officer’s website.
This provides voters with an avenue to check their individual status and raise issues through the prescribed electoral process.
Debate Over Chandigarh’s Electorate Continues
The sharp difference between the 2024 electorate and the final 2026 roll has become a significant point of political and administrative discussion in Chandigarh.
Tewari is seeking granular data to explain the change, while the election authorities have pointed to the SIR process and categories identified through enumeration and field verification.
The requested booth-wise information could provide a more detailed picture of how Chandigarh’s electoral rolls changed over the period.
What Happens Next
The Election Department will now have to respond to Tewari’s request for voter-wise and booth-wise information.
If the requested details are made available, they could help reconcile individual deletions and omissions with the broader changes recorded during the SIR exercise.
For now, the final electoral roll contains 4,60,209 electors, while questions over the scale and reasons for the change since 2024 remain part of the ongoing public debate.