UP Electorate Grows by 84 Lakh Post-Revision; Total Voters Now at 13.39 Crore

New Delhi:In a rare instance, Uttar Pradesh's electorate grew by over 84 lakh to 13.39 crore after the completion of the special intensive revision (SIR), according to the final voter list published on Friday. Most states where the SIR was completed have seen a fall in voter numbers.

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the SIR was conducted from October 27, 2025, to April 10, 2026, covering all 75 districts, 403 Assembly constituencies and polling stations.

Rinwa said the draft electoral roll published on January 6 had 12,55,56,025 voters, including 6.88 crore male voters, 5.67 crore female voters and 4,119 third gender voters. The number of voters in the 18-19 age group stood at 3,33,981, while the gender ratio was 824 female voters per 1,000 male voters.

The final electoral roll published on April 10 showed the total number of voters at 13,39,84,792, he said. Of these, male voters number 7,30,71,071 (around 54 per cent), female voters 6,09,09,525 (45.46 per cent) and third gender voters 4,206 (less than 0.01 per cent).

The number of voters in the 18-19 age group has risen to 17,63,360, accounting for 1.32 per cent of the total electorate. The gender ratio has also improved to 834 female voters per 1,000 male voters.

Comparing the draft and final rolls, Rinwa said the total increase in the number of voters is 84,28,767. This includes an increase of 42,27,902 male voters, 42,00,778 female voters and 87 third gender voters.

The 18-19 age group registered a rise of 14,29,379 voters, while the gender ratio improved by 10 points from 824 to 834, he said.

Among districts, Prayagraj recorded the highest increase in voters at 3,29,421, followed by Lucknow at 2,85,961, Bareilly at over 2,57,000, Ghaziabad at 2,43,666 and Jaunpur at 2,37,590.

The CEO said the successful completion of the revision exercise reflects coordinated efforts by election officials, political parties and voters across the state.

At the Assembly segment level, Sahibabad in Ghaziabad recorded the highest increase of 82,898 voters, followed by Jaunpur (Assembly segment no. 366) with 56,118 additions.

Lucknow West saw an increase of 54,822 voters, Loni in Ghaziabad recorded 53,679 additions, and Firozabad Assembly segment registered an increase of 47,757 voters.

Rinwa said during the revision process, around 1.04 crore electors were identified as “non-mapped”, while 2.22 crore cases involved logical discrepancies. Notices were issued beginning January 14, 2026, with hearings scheduled from January 31, and all notices were generated and distributed. The hearings were completed by March 27, 2026.

Rinwa said 107 memoranda were received from political parties during the exercise, including 85 from the Samajwadi Party, 10 from the BJP, nine from the Congress, and one each from the BSP, CPM and AAP. All complaints mentioned in these memoranda have been addressed, he added.

The CEO said that any person dissatisfied with the decision of the EROs can file a first appeal before the district magistrate (DM) within 15 days of the publication of the final roll under the Representation of the People Act, 1950. If still dissatisfied, a second appeal can be filed before the Chief Electoral Officer within 30 days of the DM's decision, he said.

Reacting to the EC report, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged irregularities in the exercise in UP and accused the BJP of “hiding behind institutions” when it faces electoral challenges.

“Going by the voter list that has come out now, one can assume that when the BJP starts losing on issues, it fights elections by hiding behind institutions,” Yadav said.

He alleged that institutions such as the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation and Income Tax Department have already been “exposed”, and now the BJP is contesting elections “in collusion with the Election Commission”.

Yadav alleged that voter deletions were carried out using forged documents.

Citing an example, he said a voter named Nandlal had his name removed from the electoral roll using “fake signatures”, despite being unable to write.

“BJP workers forged his signature and the Election Commission is not taking any action. If no action is being taken, it shows the Election Commission is with them,” he alleged.