Ahmedabad, Dec. 20 -- The electoral roll in Gujarat could shrink by around 14.5% from 50.8 million to 43.4 million, after the special intensive revision (SIR), with the highest potential deletions in the urban hubs of Surat, Ahmedabad and Vadodara, Election Commission (EC) data showed on Friday. A district-wise analysis suggested that urban districts were somewhat more prone to potential deletions. The districts with the highest proportion of potential deletions were Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, and Valsad, where the rolls might contract by 25.7%, 23.2%, 18.7%, 16.4%, and 16.3%, respectively. The districts with the least potential deletions on the other hand -- Dang, Narmada, Chhota Udepur, Tapi, and Gir Somnath, which might see the roll contract by 5.5%, 7.4%, 7.8%, 7.9%, and 8%, respectively -- were somewhat more likely to be rural. "The names of 7,373,327 voters were omitted after the SIR...to clean up voter lists.Of these, 1,807,278 voters are deceased, 969,662 voters were absent, 4,025,553 persons migrated outside the state, and 381,470 voters were registered in two places. Besides, 189,364 voters were removed for other reasons," said CEO Harit Shukla.htc...