The names of about 2.89 crore voters have been deleted from the draft electoral roll following the Uttar Pradesh's Special Intensive Revision exercise. UP Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, who spoke to reporters at the Lok Bhavan on Tuesday, said that the SIR process removed about 18 per cent of voters from the list. The state has seen the highest number of deletions among draft rolls released earlier.
The deletions include 46.23 lakh deceased voters, 2.17 lakh moved, missing or absent voters, 24.47 lakh duplicate voters and another 2.89 lakh unincluded names.
Out of the 15.44 enumeration forms issued, 12.55 crore were signed, returned and had their names were retained in the list.
In Lucknow alone, 12 lakh voters were deleted, followed by 11.56 lakh in Prayagraj.
VIDEO | Lucknow, UP: CEO Navdeep Rinwa addresses a press conference on the draft publication of the electoral roll under the ongoing SIR process.
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He says, “Form 8 should be filled if there is any incorrect information or if the voter has shifted. The first step is to check their… pic.twitter.com/8feZuRSXOa
UP State Congress President Ajay Rai called the removal of 2.89 crore voters a "big conspiracy" and said that it was a matter of inquiry. "The removal of 2.89 crore voters (from UP SIR draft list) is a matter of inquiry. 1.13 crore forms, which were not returned. This is a big conspiracy, and a probe should be done," he said in a comment to ANI.
#WATCH | Lucknow, UP | 2.89 crore voters removed from UP SIR draft voter list
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State Congress President Ajay Rai says," The removal of 2.89 crore voters (from UP SIR draft list) is a matter of inquiry. 1.13 crore forms, which were not returned. This is a big conspiracy, and a… pic.twitter.com/pTanjdOdBg
Any voter with claims and objections to their name being removed from the list will be able to appeal from January 6 to February 6, 2026. “Genuine electors from the above can still be added back in the electoral roll during the Claims and Objections period (06-01-2026 to 06-02-2026) by filling up Form-6 along with Declaration Form and other relevant documents,” a statement by the EC said.
Rinwa also said that about 91 per cent of voters have been mapped. A notice will be sent to the 8 per cent, which is made up of about 1.04 crore voters.
The first phase of the SIR of the voter list began on October 27, 2025 and was meant to end on December 11. The deadline has been extended to December 26 due to the large-scale deletion of names.
The final electoral roll will be released on March 6 after a disposal of claims and objections, which will be from February 2 to February 27.
