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Though the three seats where the BJP won saw a significant reduction in voter numbers, some of the seats where the party secured second position saw an increased voter count.

In contrast, the five Malappuram seats that registered the highest addition of voters post SIR saw a modest rise in turnout, in the range of 3 to 9 percentage points.

Kerala’s voter count, long on the rise, has dropped by over seven lakh after the SIR ‘deep cleansing’ of electoral rolls.

The SIR exercise in Kerala has been largely successful, with broad participation and minimal complaints from political parties and the public.

There were 2.78 crore voters in the roll before the SIR. “Of the 36.88 lakh voters summoned for hearing, 53,229 were excluded from the final roll.

The roll has 8.97 lakh voters less than the electoral roll that was updated in October 2025 before carrying out SIR. The roll, before the exercise, had 2.78 crore voters.