The much-anticipated draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh were released on Tuesday, January 6, stating that 2.89 crore voters’ names have been removed and 46.23 lakh are dead.
These names could not be included due to deaths, permanent migration or multiple registrations, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said during a press conference. “The draft electoral roll covers all 75 districts and 403 assembly constituencies of the state,” he said.
The data was released under the Election Commission’s special intensive revision (SIR) exercise for the upcoming Assembly polls in 2027.
According to the data, Uttar Pradesh recorded 12.56 crore (12,55,56,25) voters, a decline from 15.44 crore in October last year, when the SIR process began, accounting for 81.30 per cent.
As many as 2.57 crore voters (14.06 per cent) had either permanently migrated or were not available during the verification process.
Another 25.47 lakh voters (1.65 per cent) were found to be registered at more than one place.
The exercise involved 1,72,486 booths, with booth-level officers working alongside volunteers to reach voters. Rinwa also acknowledged the support of political parties, saying 5,76,611 booth-level agents appointed by recognised parties assisted in the process.
The CEO said a one-month claims and objections period would begin on January 6 and continue till February 6, during which voters can seek inclusion, correction or raise objections to the draft roll.
Voters can verify their names on the draft voters’ list through the ECINET app on their mobile phones. The final list will be published on March 6.
“The Commission has capped voters per polling station at 1,200 instead of the earlier norm of 1,500. To meet this requirement, around 15,030 new polling stations were created across the state,” Rinwa said, adding that approval for the exercise was received on December 23, and it took about a week for the data to be migrated to servers.
As a result, six more days were sought, and the draft roll was published on January 6.
