Lucknow, December 30, 2025: The Election Commission has revised the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, with the draft voter list now set to be published on January 6, 2026, and the final list scheduled for release on March 6, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said on Tuesday.
Announcing the updated schedule, Rinwa said the period for filing claims and objections will run from January 6 to February 6. He added that the notice stage, disposal of claims and objections, and decisions on enumeration forms will continue until February 27, following which the final electoral roll will be published.
The revision comes amid increased scrutiny of the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, where a large number of names have been removed from the voter list. The nearly 52-day exercise, conducted under the theme ‘Shuddh Nirvachak Namavali, Majboot Loktantra’ (Clean Electoral Roll, Strong Democracy), began on November 4 and concluded on December 26 after being extended twice.
According to official data, the draft electoral roll is expected to include around 12.55 crore voters. About 2.89 crore names have been removed from the pre-revision list due to reasons such as death, relocation or duplication following enrolment at another location. Voters whose names have been deleted will have the opportunity to challenge the removal during the claims and objections period.
Rinwa said affected voters can submit fresh applications through Form 6, which will also be used for new voter registrations. Objections to the inclusion of names in the draft roll can be filed using Form 7.
He earlier said that over 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 ensure their inclusion in the final roll.
The voter roll revision has sparked political controversy in Uttar Pradesh, with opposition parties alleging bias in the exercise. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has rejected the allegations, maintaining that the process is being carried out in a transparent and impartial manner.
