#News | Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday informed the Assam Legislative Assembly that 91,385 Doubtful Voters (D-voters) continue to remain on the state's electoral rolls. Replying to a question by Congress MLA Nurul Islam, the Chief Minister said Sonitpur has the highest number of D-voters at 13,719, followed by Barpeta (8,081), while Udalguri and Nagaon each have more than 7,800 D-voters. He said the D-voter system has been in place since 1997, following Election Commission directives, for individuals whose citizenship credentials are doubtful or disputed. Responding as Minister in charge of the Home and Political Department, Dr. Sarma said 56,728 persons have been declared foreigners by Foreigners' Tribunals in D-voter cases decided so far, while 831 more were declared foreigners by courts after approaching the Gauhati High Court. He added that the tribunals have recognised 65,171 D-voters as Indian citizens, while the Gauhati High Court and the Supreme Court have declared 42 and three individuals, respectively, as Indian citizens. Replying to another question by Congress MLA Wazed Ali Choudhury, the Chief Minister said Assam had 1,99,596 D-voters when the category was introduced in 1997. He informed the House that 2,44,144 D-voter cases have been referred to Foreigners' Tribunals, of which 2,05,659 have been disposed of, resulting in 56,728 persons being declared foreigners. Additionally, the Assam Border Police referred 1,90,657 suspected foreigner cases to the tribunals. Of the 1,55,490 cases disposed of, 1,15,945 persons were declared foreigners, and 31,789 have been expelled, the Chief Minister said.