Uttar Pradesh concluded its ambitious Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls with the publication of a significantly trimmed draft voter list on January 6, 2026, eliminating approximately 2.89 crore entries from the previous total of 15.44 crore, representing an 18.70 percent reduction aimed at enhancing accuracy and eliminating ineligible registrations across the state's 75 districts.
The capital district of Lucknow registered the most substantial proportional cuts at 30.04 percent, slashing its voter count from 39.94 lakh as of the qualifying date of October 27, 2025, to 27.94 lakh in the new draft, while neighboring Ghaziabad ranked second with a drop from 28.38 lakh to 20.19 lakh electors after removing over 8.18 lakh names.
Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa detailed that the meticulous deletions comprised 46.23 lakh deceased individuals, more than 2.17 crore voters who had permanently shifted residences or could not be located, and 25.47 lakh instances of duplicate registrations uncovered through rigorous door-to-door verification conducted by Booth Level Officers and supported by political party agents from November 4 to December 26, 2025.
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The streamlined draft electoral roll now reflects 12.55 crore verified electors who actively returned signed enumeration forms, with comprehensive booth-wise lists of removed names—including specific reasons for exclusion—made accessible both in print to recognized political parties and digitally on the official CEO website for public scrutiny.
A dedicated claims and objections period running from January 6 to February 6, 2026, provides citizens the opportunity to contest erroneous deletions, apply for fresh inclusions especially for youth attaining 18 years by January 1, 2026, or submit corrections via prescribed forms, which will be adjudicated by 403 Electoral Registration Officers and over 2,000 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers by the end of February.
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