Uttar Pradesh SIR: ECI releases draft voter list; over 2.8 crore names deleted

12.55 crore names were retained in the list. 2.89 crore names were deleted due to deaths, permanent migration or multiple registrations

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) released

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) released the draft voter list for Uttar Pradesh after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of election rolls there.

Over 2.8 crore names, of the total 15.44 crore voters, have not been included in the draft due to deaths, permanent migration or multiple registrations, Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh Navdeep Rinwa said. The CEO also said that 12.55 crore names were retained in draft rolls

The window for claims and objection opened from Tuesday (January 6, 2026) and will remain until February 6, 2026.

While the exercise was originally scheduled to end on December 11, 2025, the State sought an additional 15 days after notice that the names of a large number of voters, were getting excluded from the draft list.

UP SIR Draft List Updates:

The Election Commission has published the draft election roll for Uttar Pradesh, removing the names of 2.89 crore voters. The release has been postponed three times since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls commenced across 12 states and Union Territories on October 27. The final electoral roll is expected to be published on March 6. Stay tuned to indiatoday.in for all the live updates.

UP poll body spells out steps if your name is missing from draft roll

Last month, Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa told news agency PTI that voters whose names have been deleted and are listed as “untraceable” or “missing” will have to produce evidence that their names appeared in the 2003 SIR list or submit any of the documents prescribed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to get their names re-included in the electoral roll.

Rinwa also said that the ECI will invite objections to the inclusion of approximately 12.55 crore names in the draft electoral roll. Such objections can be raised by submitting Form 7.

If an objection against a name in the draft list is found to be legitimate, that name may be deleted from the electoral roll.

Forms can be submitted online through voters.eci.gov.in or the ECINET app. Alternatively, voters can apply offline by visiting their booth-level officer (BLO).

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh after the conclusion of the enumeration stage of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), deleting about 2.89 crore voters in the state.

The electoral roll, which had 15.44 crore voters, was reduced by 2.89 crore to 12.55 crore after the revision, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa.

The draft voter list is now shortened by 18.7 per percent or around one in every five voters.

“A total of 12,55,56,025 electors, out of 15,44,30,092 electors as per the Electoral Roll on 27.10.2025, have submitted their Enumeration Forms until the last date of enumeration period i.e., 26.12.2025 reflecting an overwhelming participation in the first phase of SIR,” the statement of the ECI said.

Among the voters whose name have been dropped include those deceased, around 46.23 lakh (2.99%), shifted 2.17 crore (14.06%), and duplicate voters 25.46 lakh (1.65%).

“Genuine electors from the above can still be added back in electoral roll during the Claims and Objection period (06-01-2026 to 06-02-2026) by filling up Form-6 along with Declaration Form and other relevant documents,” the EC statement added.

The exercise was originally scheduled to end on December 11, however, the state sought an extension for 15 days after notice that the names of nearly 2.97 crore were getting excluded from the draft list.

The poll body recently concluded the SIR in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, where the electoral roll was shorten by 97 lakh and 74 lakh voters, respectively.

The ECI also released the draft roll after special enumeration in Assam, where the list was shortened by 10.56 lakh names.

Releasing the draft revised list for Uttar Pradesh after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission said 2.89 crore votes have been removed from the electoral rolls in the state, including 46 lakh voters who are dead.

The commission said 12.56 crore (12,55,56,25) voters are now part of the voter list in Uttar Pradesh, down from 15.44 crore in October 2025, when the SIR process started.

Of the 2.89 crore people whose names have been removed, 2.17 crore have shifted, 46.23 lakh are dead and 25.47 lakh are registered in more than one place.

Voters can check whether their names are on the draft list even on their phones using the ECINET app, the officials said. The final list will be published on March 6.

Publish date delayed thrice

Late last month, the Election Commission again extended the date for the publishing of the draft voter list in Uttar Pradesh by one week and announced a revised schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. With January 1, as the qualifying date, the draft electoral roll will now be published on January 6. It was previously slated to be released on December 31.

According to the revised schedule, the period for filing claims and objections has been set from January 6 to February 6, 2026.The SIR exercise in UP has already missed multiple deadlines. While the initial deadline for enumeration was December 4, it has already been extended twice.

How to check name online

Once the draft voters list is released, voters can check their details on the official website of the Election Commission. By entering basic information such as name, district, assembly constituency, or polling station details, voters can easily find their status.

If a name is missing or details are wrong, voters can submit complaints both online and offline.

The Election Commission has clarified that today’s draft voter list is not final. After all claims and objections are resolved, the final voter list will be released on March 6. This list will be the base for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh.

The Commission has urged all voters to check their names without delay to ensure they are not devoid of their right to vote.

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