As many as 5.18 crore voters have been deleted following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across nine states and three Union Territories, with West Bengal recording the highest deletions at nearly 84 lakh, followed by Tamil Nadu (67 lakh) and Gujarat (66 lakh).According to final figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, there were 50,99,72,687 (approximately 51 crore) voters in these regions prior to the exercise. Following the completion of the revision and publication of final electoral rolls, the total number of electors has declined by 5,18,60,522 (5.18 crore) to 45,81,12,165 (45.81 crore).In percentage terms, the electoral rolls have been reduced by 10.2 per cent.In West Bengal, the electorate stood at 7,66,37,529 before the SIR. As of April 10, the number has dropped by 83,86,519 to 6,82,51,010. The deletions include names removed after judicial scrutiny.Tamil Nadu had 6,41,14,587 voters prior to the revision; this has now declined by 67,61,296 to 5,73,53,291.Gujarat recorded the third-highest deletions. The state had 5,08,43,436 voters before the exercise, which has now reduced by 66,76,034 to 4,41,67,402.The nine states where the SIR was conducted are Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa and Rajasthan.The three Union Territories covered under the exercise are Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep.Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are scheduled later this month, while polls in Puducherry, Kerala, and Assam were held on April 9.