Almora’s electoral roll has fallen by about 50,000 voters following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the district’s 6 Assembly constituencies. The final impact will become clear when the revised voter list is published on 3 October.
The draft roll released on 14 July recorded a reduction of 55,485 voters. After that publication, residents were given an opportunity to seek the inclusion of omitted names. A total of 6,604 applications were received for additions to the electoral register.
According to information available from sources, around 5 to 6 thousand names have since been added again. The resulting reduction in the district’s electorate is therefore about 50,000, although the exact constituency-wise figures are still awaited in the final list.
How the revision was carried out
As part of the SIR exercise, Booth Level Officers conducted door-to-door verification between 8 June and 7 July. During the process, names identified as belonging to deceased voters, duplicate entries or people who had moved to another place were removed from the roll.
The draft figures cover all 6 Assembly seats in Almora district. The subsequent applications and additions mean that the numbers shown in the draft do not represent the final electoral strength of the constituencies.
Why the change matters in Almora
The revision is significant because the 2022 Assembly election results in some of these constituencies were decided by relatively narrow margins. Almora recorded a winning margin of 127 votes, while the margin in Dwarahat was 182 votes.
The other 4 constituencies also had different winning margins in that election. Ranikhet recorded 2,484 votes, Salt 3,377, Someshwar 4,940 and Jageshwar 5,795 votes.
The removal and later restoration of thousands of names has changed the size of the electorate in each constituency. However, the available information does not establish what effect the revision will have on any political party or candidate.
The final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on 3 October. It will provide the confirmed voter count for Almora’s 6 Assembly constituencies and show the complete outcome of the additions and deletions.
Conclusion
Almora’s draft roll showed 55,485 fewer voters, but subsequent additions have reduced the overall decline to about 50,000; the final list on 3 October will settle the figures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How many voters were initially removed from Almora’s draft roll?
The draft list published on 14 July showed 55,485 fewer voters across the district’s 6 Assembly constituencies.
Q. How many applications were received to add names?
Authorities received 6,604 applications after the draft electoral roll was released.
Q. How many names were added again?
Around 5 to 6 thousand names were added again, according to information from sources.
Q. Why were names removed during the revision?
The verification process identified names linked to deceased voters, duplicate entries and people who had moved elsewhere.
Q. When will Almora’s final voter list be published?
The final electoral roll is scheduled to be issued on 3 October.
Q. Which Almora constituencies had the narrowest 2022 victory margins?
Almora had a winning margin of 127 votes and Dwarahat had a margin of 182 votes in the 2022 Assembly election.
