Guwahati, June 29 -- More than 46,000 names have been deleted from Mizoram's electoral rolls following the completion of the state's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, a senior election official said on Sunday.

The state-wide verification exercise, which began on May 20, concluded on Sunday after all enumeration forms were successfully digitised, according to Mizoram Joint Chief Electoral Officer Ethel Rothangpuii.

She said a total of 46,191 voters were removed from the electoral rolls for various reasons, including death, migration, duplicate enrolment and untraceable status.

Of those deleted, 21,290 voters were found to be deceased, 8,352 could not be traced during the verification process, 13,992 had permanently shifte...