Lucknow, April 11 More than 2.04 crore voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The deletions are primarily concentrated in urban areas, with a significant proportion involving female voters.
According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), over 84 lakh new voters were added, bringing the total electorate to 13,39,84,792.
The final electoral roll comprises 7,30,71,071 male electors (around 54%), 6,09,09,525 female voters (45.46%), and 4,206 voters with other genders.
The gender ratio improved from 824 to 834 per 1,000 male voters, although it declined from 877 before the SIR due to a higher number of deletions among women.
The number of voters aged 18-19 increased significantly to 17,63,360, an increase of 14,29,379 compared to the draft roll, accounting for 1.32% of the electorate.
The state had 15.44 crore voters on the rolls as of October 27, 2025. This figure dropped to 12,55,56,025 in the draft electoral roll published on January 6, including 6.88 crore male, 5.67 crore female, and 4,119 voters with other genders.
After the claims and objections process, the final roll showed a net increase of 84,28,767 voters compared to the draft list. This included an increase of 42,27,902 male voters, 42,00,778 female voters, and 87 voters with other genders.
Among the districts, Lucknow experienced the highest decline in voters (over 9.14 lakh), followed by Prayagraj (over 8.26 lakh), Kanpur Nagar (over 6.87 lakh), Agra (over 6.37 lakh), and Ghaziabad (over 5.74 lakh).
In terms of percentage, Lucknow (22.89%), Ghaziabad (around 20%), and Kanpur Nagar (19.42%) experienced the most significant declines.
Urban constituencies saw the sharpest declines, with Lucknow Cantonment recording the highest drop at 34.18%, followed by Allahabad North (34.01%).
At the assembly constituency level, other urban segments such as Lucknow East, Lucknow North, and Agra Cantonment also experienced reductions of around 30% or more.
In contrast, constituencies like Mehroni, Barkhera, Kundarki, Tindwari, and Sirsaganj registered minimal changes, with reductions ranging between roughly 4-5%.
According to ECI data, more women voters were deleted than men during the draft stage, contributing to the decline in the gender ratio. Districts such as Hamirpur, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Chitrakoot, and Shrawasti recorded the lowest deletions, with each reporting significantly smaller reductions compared to larger urban centres.
At the constituency level, Sahibabad, Noida, Lucknow North, Agra Cantonment, and Allahabad North saw the highest deletions, while Barkhera, Tindwari, Sirsaganj, Kundarki, and Mehroni had the least.
The data showed no clear correlation between deletions and demographic factors such as the proportion of the Muslim population, and the process largely remained free of prolonged disputes seen in some other states.
Meanwhile, Prayagraj experienced the highest increase in voters at 3,29,421, followed by Lucknow (2,85,961), Bareilly (over 2,57,000), Ghaziabad (2,43,666), and Jaunpur (2,37,590).
At the Assembly segment level, Sahibabad in Ghaziabad recorded the highest increase of 82,898 voters, followed by Jaunpur segment (56,118), Lucknow West (54,822), Loni in Ghaziabad (53,679), and Firozabad (47,757).
Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa had on Friday said that the 166-day exercise, conducted between October 27, 2025, and April 10, 2026, covered all 75 districts, 403 assembly constituencies, and polling stations across the state.
However, Rinwa was not available for comments on Saturday.
Rinwa had said that around 1.04 crore electors were identified as "non-mapped" during the revision process, while 2.22 crore cases involved logical discrepancies.
Notices were issued from January 14, and hearings were conducted until March 27 before the finalisation of the rolls. He emphasised that no name was deleted without due process.
The revision exercise involved 75 district election officers, 403 electoral registration officers, 12,758 assistant electoral registration officers, 18,026 booth level officer supervisors, and 1,77,516 booth level officers, he said.
As many as 5,82,877 booth-level agents from recognised political parties participated, including workers from major parties such as BJP, SP, BSP, and Congress.
Rinwa said five meetings were held with recognised political parties during the exercise, while 904 meetings were conducted at the district level to ensure coordination and feedback. A total of 107 memoranda received from political parties were examined and addressed.
He said voters whose names are missing can still apply for inclusion through Form-6, while those dissatisfied with decisions of electoral registration officers can file an appeal before the district magistrate within 15 days and subsequently before the Chief Electoral Officer within 30 days.
