India, Feb. 24 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday released the final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu, in which 74.07 lakh names of voters were deleted under various categories, leaving the number of electors in the southern State at 5.67 crore.

Addressing the press, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said that before the SIR exercise, the State's electorate stood at 6.41 crore. While 97.37 lakh names of voters were deleted during the SIR exercise, 74,07,207 names have been deleted from the State's voters' list during the revision, leaving the number of electors in the southern State at 5.67 crore as on today. She said 7.40 lakh people in the 18-19 age bracket have been included in the electoral roll. Continuous updati...