Why in the News?
The Election Commission of India published the draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh after completing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), resulting in the deletion of 2.89 crore voters, the highest absolute deletion for any State or Union Territory so far.
Key Data from Uttar Pradesh SIR
- Total voters in 2025 list: 15.44 crore
- Retained in draft rolls: 12.55 crore
- Deleted voters: 2.89 crore
- Percentage deleted: 18.70 percent
Breakup of deletions
- Deceased voters: 46.23 lakh (2.99 percent)
- Permanent migration or non availability: 2.17 crore (14.06 percent)
- Multiple registrations: 25.47 lakh (1.65 percent)
Comparative Perspective
- Uttar Pradesh has the highest deletions in absolute numbers
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded a higher percentage deletion
- Other State deletion rates
- Tamil Nadu: 15.19 percent
- Gujarat: 14.5 percent
- Chhattisgarh: 12.88 percent
- West Bengal: 7.59 percent
- Kerala: 8.65 percent
| [2017] For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by:
(a) Anyone residing in India (b) A resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested (c) Any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency (d) Any citizen of India. |
