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EC expects the revision workout to beryllium completed connected time, paving the mode for the work of the last electoral rotation connected April 10
LUCKNOW: Total fig of registered voters successful UP, India's astir populous state, is acceptable to surpass the 13-crore mark, with a important surge successful caller applications filed during the 2026 SIR of elector rolls.The figure, however, is 2.4 crore little than what it was connected Oct 27, 2025, erstwhile SIR was announced. In total, 3.26 crore voters were issued notices for verification during the SIR.The archetypal acceptable of notices was issued connected Jan 14, and hearings began connected Jan 21. "As of March 6, 100% of notices had been generated and 93.8%, astir 3.06 crore, had been served. Hearings person been completed for 2.8 crore voters, representing 85.8% of the cases, with the remaining hearings scheduled to reason by March 27," said the state's main electoral serviceman (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa.
The EC expects the revision workout to beryllium completed connected time, paving the mode for the work of the last electoral rotation connected April 10.Providing details of deletions, the CEO said that 44,952 names had been removed from the rolls till March 6. Of these, 27,118 deletions were owed to elector migration, wherever voters enrolled successful a caller constituency and their names were removed from the erstwhile one.Another 10,014 deletions were self-initiated done Form 7, portion 7,820 deletions resulted from objections filed by others.
Among these, 5,153 names were removed owed to voter's death, 1,728 owed to shifting of residence, and 932 due to the fact that of duplicate enrollment.Rinwa added that 2,73,188 Form 7 applications stay pending astatine assorted stages of verification and action.Form 8, utilized for corrections, shifting of code wrong a constituency, replacement of elector ID cards, oregon marking persons with disabilities, besides saw precocious engagement. Between Jan 6 and Mar 6, 16.33 lakh Form 8 applications were filed. When counted from Oct 27, 2025, the full Form 8 applications roseate to 22.55 lakh.
