Guwahati, February 10 More than 4,300 names have been deleted from the voter list of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's Jalukbari constituency in the final voter list published on Tuesday after the special revision.
In Jalukbari, 2,06,314 electors found their names on the list, a decrease of 4,310 voters or 2.05 per cent, compared to the 2,10,624 listed in the draft roll published on December 27 last year, according to a press release by the Kamrup Metropolitan district authorities.
The final electoral roll has 1,08,654 women against 97,653 men, while there are also seven voters who identify as a third gender. It revealed that the names of 2,754 men, 1,555 women, and one third-gender voter were deleted from the draft list.
The final voter list for Assam, which is heading for elections, was published on Tuesday with 2,49,58,139 electors, a decrease of 0.97 per cent compared to the draft rolls.
Sarma, the second Chief Minister of Assam from the BJP, has been a five-time MLA from Jalukbari since 2001.
He had won the seat from AGP's Bhrigu Kumar Phukan as a Congress candidate and represented the grand old party three times. In 2016 and 2021, he won Jalukbari on a BJP ticket.
In the entire Kamrup Metropolitan Election District, comprising Dispur, Dimoria, New Guwahati, Guwahati Central, and Jalukbari constituencies, 25,932 names have been deleted in the final list.
The district presently has 10,49,644 voters compared to 10,75,576 in the draft roll, a decrease of 25,932 voters or 2.41 per cent.
Now, those whose names were deleted can appeal to the district magistrate within 15 days, while a window for a second appeal is available to the CEO within 30 days, according to an official statement.
The Assam Assembly elections for 126 constituencies are likely to take place in March-April this year.
This will be the first assembly election after the delimitation exercise, which was carried out in 2023.
