State election authorities have recently published draft electoral rolls for Maharashtra and Delhi, highlighting a substantial number of voters who are not currently included in the preliminary lists. In Maharashtra, the draft roll reports a total of 7.71 crore registered voters, which includes 3.95 crore men, 3.75 crore women, and 3,087 third-gender individuals. Reports indicate that over 2 crore voters are currently excluded from this Maharashtra draft.

Simultaneously, data from Delhi shows a different scale of exclusion. Out of a total of 1.45 crore voters in the capital, approximately 47.7 lakh have been excluded from the draft rolls. This figure represents nearly one-third of the total voter base in Delhi.

While both reports focus on the high number of exclusions, the context of these figures remains preliminary. Draft rolls are standard administrative documents used by election commissions to invite claims and objections from the public. These lists are intended to be updated and corrected through a verification process before the final electoral rolls are finalized for upcoming elections. The reports do not specify whether these exclusions are due to administrative errors, voter inactivity, or the removal of duplicate entries, which are common occurrences during the periodic revision of electoral databases.