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 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 crore voters, 12.55 crore names were retained in the list.
In Lucknow alone, 12 lakh voters were deleted, followed by 11.56 lakh in Prayagraj.
Anyone 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.
