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Over 9.7 lakh names to be excluded across Gurgaon and Faridabad
In Gurgaon and Faridabad, a special electoral roll revision is set to exclude over 9.7 lakh names due to errors or ineligibility identified during the revision exercise.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 28 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Key takeaways
- Electoral roll is the official voter list used to conduct elections.
- Electoral roll revision corrects wrong entries, adds eligible voters, and removes ineligible voters.
- Electoral roll exclusions happen after officials identify errors and/or ineligibility checks during the special revision exercise.
- Excluded entries are reported concentrated in particular areas within Gurgaon and Faridabad districts.
What happened: special electoral roll revision leading to exclusions in Gurgaon and Faridabad
A special electoral roll revision in Gurgaon and Faridabad is expected to exclude over 9.7 lakh names from the electoral rolls. Exclusions are linked to identification of errors and/or ineligibility during the revision exercise.
Background and earlier position: electoral roll revision as an error-correction and eligibility check
The UPSC angle
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Electoral roll exclusions in a special revision: eligibility checks and safeguards
UPSC can frame the Gurgaon and Faridabad episode around electoral roll revision as an administrative eligibility verification process that removes incorrect or ineligible entries. UPSC can also connect these exclusion outcomes to the governance question of how to correct roll errors while limiting the risk of wrongful exclusion of eligible voters.
