COIMBATORE/SALEM: The draft electoral rolls for Coimbatore, the Nilgiris, Tirupur, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts were published on Thursday as part of the special summary revision (SSR).In Coimbatore district, the draft roll has 27,68,820 voters, including 13,33,590 men, 14,34,688 women and 542 third gender voters. This marks an increase of 24,348 voters from the previous electoral roll published on April 6, 2026, which had 27,44,472 voters.District collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar said the district’s polling stations were also rationalised as part of the revision. “Of the 3,563 polling stations previously functioning, 19 with very few or no voters were removed, bringing the total to 3,544. Polling stations with more than 1,200 voters were rationalised with the approval of the Election Commission of India,” he said.In the Nilgiris district, the draft roll has 5,54,840 voters, comprising 2,64,741 men, 2,90,073 women and 26 third gender voters, an increase of 2,834 from the previous final roll. Among the three assembly constituencies in the district, Udhagamandalam has the highest number of voters at 1,89,824, followed by Gudalur (reserved) with 1,86,275 and Coonoor with 1,78,741.Tirupur district has 20,01,436 voters — 9,65,087men, 10,36,097women and 252 third gender voters — and 2,821 polling stations in Dharapuram (SC), Kangeyam, Avinashi (SC), Tirupur (North), Tirupur (South), Palladam, Udumalaipettai and Madathukulam assembly constituencies. District collector M Muthukumaran released the draft roll.Salem district collector K Elambahavath released the draft roll for 11 assembly constituencies: Gangavalli, Attur, Yercaud, Omalur, Mettur, Edappadi, Sankari, Salem (West), Salem (North), Salem (South) and Veerapandi. “The district has 27,95,315 voters, comprising 13,88,234 men, 14,06,753 women and 328 third gender voters,” he said.Namakkal district collector L Madhubalan released the draft roll covering 1,781 polling stations in Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Namakkal, Paramathi Velur, Tiruchengode and Kumarapalayam constituencies. There are 13,29,376 voters, including 6,43,510 men, 6,85,651 women and 215 third gender voters.Erode district revenue officer C Jayaraman published the draft roll for 2,375 polling stations in Erode (East), Erode (West), Modakkurichi, Perundurai, Bhavani, Anthiyur, Gobichettipalayam and Bhavanisagar constituencies. The district has 17,69,770 voters: 8,51,720 men, 9,17,852 women and 198 third gender voters.Dharmapuri district collector V Saravanan released the draft roll for 1,603 polling stations in Palacode, Pennagaram, Dharmapuri, Pappireddipatti and Harur. “Its 12,59,510 voters include 6,33,136 men, 6,26,223 women and 151 third gender voters,” he said.Krishnagiri district collector C Dinesh Kumar released the draft roll for Uthangarai, Bargur, Krishnagiri, Veppanahalli, Hosur and Thalli. “The district has 15,82,153 voters, including 7,89,115 men, 7,92,773 women and 265 others, a net increase of 13,012 since the April 2026 assembly election,” he said.A special summary revision is being conducted from Nov 12 to Dec 11, with Jan 1, 2027, as the qualifying date. Eligible citizens, particularly those turning 18 by the qualifying date, can apply for inclusion of their names, while existing voters can seek corrections, deletion of names and change of address.Special enrolment camps will be conducted at all 1,067 polling station centres in Coimbatore on Nov 21, 22 and 29, from 9am to 5pm. In the Nilgiris, similar camps will be held at all polling stations on the same dates. Applications can also be submitted through booth level officers, electoral registration officers and online platforms, including the Election Commission website and voter helpline and ECINET applications. The final electoral rolls will be published on Jan 4, 2027.
