1.04 crore voters in UP SIR draft roll are ‘unmapped’ — what you need to know

“In UP, about 91% of voters have been mapped. This is only in the context of the 12.55 crore voters… Around 8% or 1.04 crore voters have not been mapped. Notices will be sent to such people. The notice period started from January 6… The notice will contain a list of documents that they can submit as proof for inclusion in the final list in March,” he said.

Rinwa added, “We held meetings with political parties today and told them that their first task is to check voters’ names. Every voter should also check this. If their name is not in the draft roll, then they have to fill Form 6. One can also apply for corrections.”

What should voters do now?

BLOs will read the draft list in their respective areas on January 11.

Claims and objections will be received from January 6 to February 6. Resolution of claims will be done by authorities from January 26 to February 27. The final publication of the voter list will be on March 6.

CEO Rinwa clarified that those who have turned 18 years of age as of January 1, 2026, or if their birth date is before January 1, 2008, can fill fresh forms. Rinwa said even those youngsters who turn 18 by October 1, 2026, can fill Form 6, but their names would not be included in the March 6 final list. Instead, it would be added as and when they turn 18.

The CEO also informed that they have over 15 lakh Form 6, which are yet to be scrutinised or uploaded in the system.

What’s changed in the draft roll

The UP CEO said the 12.55 crore voters were retained out of 15.44 crore listed earlier (as of October 27, 2025). “In UP, there were a large number of deletions — about 2.97 crore. Thus, we had asked for another 15-day extension for UP from the EC. The field exercise ended on December 26,” he said, adding that during the extended deadline, they were able to add another 8 lakh voters to the list.

The draft list saw 2.89 crore deletions — or 18.70% — from the rolls due to deaths, permanent migration or multiple registrations.

Data shows that those who shifted or were absent numbered 2.17 crore (14.06%); deceased voters comprised 46.23 lakh (2.99%); and those who were registered at more than one place were 25.57 lakh voters (1.65%).

Rinwa said the 2.89 crore names that could not be added are those who could not be located by Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) or whose enumeration forms were not received. He added that these electors had either permanently shifted from their earlier residence, were found missing or absent from the polling area concerned, or failed to submit the forms by December 26, 2025.

Scale of the exercise

Considering the size of the state, over 7 lakh officials and agents were involved in the SIR exercise. The UP CEO said the extensive exercise in the state included District Election Officers of the 75 districts, 403 Electoral Registration Officers, 2,042 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, 1,62,486 BLOs and 5,76,611 Booth-Level Agents (BLAs).

On the delay in declaration of the draft, Rinwa maintained that apart from other factors, they were also undertaking the exercise to rationalise polling stations on the basis of 1,200 voters per booth instead of the earlier 1,500 voter criteria. He informed that as part of the exercise, 15,030 new polling stations have been formed in the state.