The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh was published on Tuesday following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with 12.55 crore voters retained out of the 15.44 crore listed earlier, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said.
Addressing a press conference, Rinwa said that around 18.70 per cent of voters—approximately 2.89 crore—could not be included in the draft list due to reasons such as death, permanent migration or multiple registrations.
He said the Election Commission carried out a door-to-door enumeration drive as part of the exercise, during which enumeration forms were required to be filled and signed by voters or their family members.
The CEO noted that the revision exercise was initially scheduled to conclude on December 11. However, the state sought an extension of 15 days after it was observed that a large number of voters—nearly 2.97 crore—were being excluded from the draft electoral roll during the process.
Further steps, including claims and objections, will follow as per the prescribed election schedule, officials said.
