New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Nearly 21% of the electorate in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be deleted after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to data released by the chief electoral officer of the Union Territory on Tuesday.

Out of 310,404 electors listed as of October 27, enumeration forms were collected from 246,390 electors, accounting for 79.38% of the electorate. The remaining 64,014 electors, flagged under death, shifted or absent, and enrolment at multiple places, were dropped from the draft electoral roll for 2026.

The enumeration phase of the SIR in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was conducted from November 4 to December 18, with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. The timeline was extended twice by the Elec...