UP SIR exercise: Electoral roll draft on January 6, final list March 6
Election Commission revises UP electoral roll schedule; draft voter list on Jan 6, final roll on March 6 amid SIR exercise and voter list scrutiny
The schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh has been revised by the Election Commission.
As per the changed schedule the draft voter list now slated to be published on January 6, 2026, and the final list on March 6, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said in a statement on Tuesday (December 30).
New dates for claims and objections
Rinwa further stated that claims and objections will be invited from January 6 to February 6. He said that the notice stage, disposal of claims and objections, and decisions on enumeration forms will continue from January 6 to February 27, after which the final electoral roll will be published on March 6.
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The development comes at a time when the SIR exercise in the state has come under heightened scrutiny, with a large-scale pruning of the voter list having been carried out.
2.89 crore names deleted
The nearly 52-day SIR exercise, conducted with the theme 'Shuddh Nirvachak Namavali, Majboot Loktantra' (Clean Electoral Roll, Strong Democracy), began on November 4 and concluded on December 26 after two extensions.
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As per official statistics, the draft electoral roll is expected to contain around 12.55 crore voters, with about 2.89 crore names deleted from the pre-SIR list for reasons such as death, change of residence or duplication due to enrolment elsewhere. Those excluded will be able to contest the deletion during the claims and objections period.
Rinwa said voters whose names have been deleted can reapply using Form 6, which will also be available for new voters, while objections to the inclusion of names in the draft roll can be filed through Form 7.
1 crore ‘unmapped’ voters
He had earlier told PTI that more than one crore voters in the draft list fall under the "unmapped" category and will be required to submit self-attested documents prescribed by the Election Commission to retain their names in the final roll.
The SIR exercise and the deletion of names have triggered a political controversy in Uttar Pradesh, with opposition parties alleging bias, a charge rejected by the ruling BJP.
(With agency inputs)