In a landmark electoral cleanup, Uttar Pradesh has published its final voter list post the grueling Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026. Spanning 166 days from late October 2025 to April 10, 2026, the exercise slashed over 2.04 crore names from the rolls—dropping the total from 15.44 crore to 13.39 crore. Remarkably, 84.28 lakh fresh voters joined, including a surge in young and female participants.
Breaking it down, Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa highlighted 7.30 crore male voters, 6.09 crore females, and 4,206 third-gender individuals. The draft on January 6, 2026, stood at 12.55 crore, bolstered by new claims. Gender ratio improved to 834 from 824, while 18-19-year-olds jumped from 3.33 lakh to 17.63 lakh.
Top gainers among districts were Prayagraj with 3.29 lakh additions, followed by Lucknow (2.85 lakh), Bareilly (2.57 lakh), Ghaziabad (2.43 lakh), and Jaunpur (2.37 lakh). Key assembly areas included Sahibabad and Jaunpur. The campaign mobilized 5.82 lakh BLOs across 75 districts, issuing notices for all 1.04 crore non-matches and 2.22 crore anomalies. UP led in grievance redressal, resolving 99.8% via NGS portal.
Innovative tools like ‘Book a Call with BLO’ reached 97% of 8.63 lakh callers. Over 5 state-level and 3,090 district meetings ensured stakeholder buy-in, processing 107 memoranda. Rinwa assured due process for deletions and urged exclusions to file Form-6, with tiered appeals available.
This revamped list not only purges ghosts but amplifies real voices, especially youth and women. As UP gears for 2026 battles, online verification portals make democracy accessible, underscoring the state’s commitment to clean, inclusive voting.
