Booth Level Officers (BLOs) collect enumeration forms from voters during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. File

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) collect enumeration forms from voters during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. File
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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 electoral 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 Chief Electoral Officer 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 till February 6, 2026.

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

(With PTI inputs)


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