Kerala to begin drive to restore voters omitted after roll revision
Kerala will begin a special campaign on October 15 to identify eligible voters omitted during the Special Intensive Revision and help them re-enter the electoral roll. Booth Level Officers will compare voter lists and conduct house visits, while a separate campus enrolment programme is planned from November 2.
A special campaign to identify and enrol eligible Kerala voters omitted from the electoral roll will begin on October 15, 2026, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer, D. Sajith Babu, has said. The drive follows the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll.
Booth Level Officers will compare the pre-revision and post-revision lists to identify genuine voters who were left out. Babu said the officers would conduct house visits across the state with lists of potentially eligible voters. Those found eligible will be enrolled again as new voters after submitting the required documents.
The campaign will operate from the relevant village offices. Officials will also examine possible reasons for removal. Information on deceased voters will be generated from local-body databases maintained by the Information Kerala Mission.
Details of people who lost Indian citizenship will be obtained from passport offices, while voters who moved between constituencies will be checked through the ERO NET system. The system uses an artificial-intelligence function called the Demographic Similar Entries Module to identify duplicate or matching registrations, according to Babu. He said the process would also help verify voters who had shifted within or outside the state.
As many as 8.97 lakh voters were removed from Kerala’s roll after the revision. The final list contained 2,69,53,644 voters, according to data previously released by the Election Commission of India. District Collectors and other officials are due to discuss the campaign’s arrangements at an online meeting on October 5.
The initiative follows an Election Commission decision to enrol omitted, young and first-time eligible voters in 20 states and Union Territories where the revision had been completed. A further enrolment programme will begin on school and college campuses on November 2. It will target eligible students in Plus Two classes and those aged 17 or above, with help desks supported by Electoral Literacy Clubs.
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