Thiruvananthapuram: The Election Commission has launched an extensive verification drive under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scrutinising lakhs of names in the BLO lists, including deceased voters and individuals who cannot be traced.

Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said a meeting will be held to verify whether the names marked as deceased are accurate and to confirm the details of voters who have reportedly shifted residence.

As of Saturday, 10 am, 20,75,381 voters, that is 7.45 per cent of the total electorate, are categorised under the ASD (Absent, Shifted, Dead) list. These include:

Deceased voters: 6,11,559 (2.2%)

Untraceable voters: 5,66,182 (2.03%)

Permanently shifted residents: 7,39,205 (2.65%)

Duplicate entries: 1,12,569 (0.40%)

Others:

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