At the head of the list are Lakshadweep and Goa, both reporting near-complete distribution and high digitisation rates. Lakshadweep shows 100.00% EFs distributed and 100.00% digitised for its 57,813 electors. Goa follows with 1,185,031 EFs distributed (100.00%) and 1,156,643 EFs digitised (97.60%).
Rajasthan excluding the figures for the 193-Anta Assembly Constituency where SIR was deferred due to a bye-election reports distribution for 5,45,95,741 electors (99.89%) and digitisation of 5,31,10,746 EFs (97.17%). These figures highlight strong field mobilisation by BLOs and the active role of local election functionaries.
Major states: coverage and digitisation trends
Large states show high distribution rates but varied digitisation percentages. West Bengal reported 7,65,62,486 EFs distributed (99.90%) with 7,38,57,023 EFs digitised (96.37%). Madhya Pradesh reported 5,73,61,380 EFs distributed (99.92%) and 5,41,71,582 digitised (94.37%).
Tamil Nadu’s distribution stands at 6,35,99,698 (99.20%) with 5,86,57,184 digitised (91.49%), while Gujarat reports 5,07,66,722 distributed (99.85%) and 4,57,17,191 digitised (89.92%). These numbers indicate that while distribution is almost complete, states are at different stages in converting paper EFs to digital records.
States with room to improve digitisation
Uttar Pradesh which carries a very large electorate of 15,44,30,092 electors has distributed 15,41,56,263 EFs (99.82%) but digitised 11,89,69,831 EFs (77.04%), indicating a substantial digitisation gap given the state’s scale. Kerala shows 2,75,17,734 EFs distributed (98.80%) with 2,36,63,308 digitised (84.96%), while Andaman & Nicobar’s digitisation is at 85.65% despite near-complete distribution.
Overall national digitisation currently stands at 88.31% (45,01,47,595 EFs digitised out of 50,83,16,180 distributed), suggesting a focused push on digital entry is needed in larger and mid-sized states to complete the SIR exercise within the enumeration window.
Workforce and administrative notes
The bulletin lists 5,32,828 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and 12,43,201 Booth Level Agents (BLAs) deployed across the enumerated areas. Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) nominate BLOs with District Election Officer approval, and recognized political parties have been requested to appoint additional BLAs to aid enumeration and verification.
The release clarifies that Rajasthan’s 193-Anta Assembly Constituency figures are excluded where SIR was deferred and enumeration will begin from December 8 in that AC due to a bye-election schedule.
What the numbers imply
The high distribution percentage (99.72%) indicates strong field coverage during SIR Phase II. Digitisation, however, is the bottleneck in several populous states. Rapid digitisation is crucial to ensure updated electoral rolls are machine-readable and available for statutory processes and transparency.
The Election Commission’s graph annexed to the bulletin helps stakeholders visualise state-wise progress; officials are expected to intensify data-entry drives and local monitoring to close the digitisation gap before the SIR window ends on December 11.