What is the story about?
In the second phase of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 states and union territories, 6.57 crore electors' names were deleted in the draft roll, i.e. 13% of the total electors in these states and UTs.
The exercise was conducted in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, and Rajasthan.
In Uttar Pradesh alone, the draft roll excluded 2.89 crore voters for various reasons, while 12.55 crore out of 15.44 crore listed earlier have been retained. According to CEO Navdeep Rinwa's office, out of 15.44 crore voters in the earlier roll, enumeration forms were received from 12.55 crore voters during the revision exercise conducted between November 4 and December 26, 2025.
Of the remaining voters, about 46.23 lakh were identified as deceased, around 2.17 crore were found to have permanently shifted or were not traceable during field verification, and about 25.47 lakh were registered at more than one place. Together, these categories account for the 18.7% voters missing from the draft roll.
In poll-bound Tamil Nadu, 97.4 lakh voter names were deleted and 58.2 lakh in West Bengal during the exercise. In Gujarat, the numbers stood at 73.7 lakhs, while 42.5 lakh voter names were excluded in Madhya Pradesh and 41.3 lakhs in Rajasthan.
How can voters check their names?
Voters can verify their details through their local booth level officer (BLO), the ECINet mobile app, the CEO state website, or the Election Commission portal voters.eci.gov.in.
What should you do if your name is missing from the draft electoral roll?
If a voter's name does not appear in the draft roll, they must submit Form-6 to seek inclusion.
Other forms include:
The exercise was conducted in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, and Rajasthan.
In Uttar Pradesh alone, the draft roll excluded 2.89 crore voters for various reasons, while 12.55 crore out of 15.44 crore listed earlier have been retained. According to CEO Navdeep Rinwa's office, out of 15.44 crore voters in the earlier roll, enumeration forms were received from 12.55 crore voters during the revision exercise conducted between November 4 and December 26, 2025.
Of the remaining voters, about 46.23 lakh were identified as deceased, around 2.17 crore were found to have permanently shifted or were not traceable during field verification, and about 25.47 lakh were registered at more than one place. Together, these categories account for the 18.7% voters missing from the draft roll.
In poll-bound Tamil Nadu, 97.4 lakh voter names were deleted and 58.2 lakh in West Bengal during the exercise. In Gujarat, the numbers stood at 73.7 lakhs, while 42.5 lakh voter names were excluded in Madhya Pradesh and 41.3 lakhs in Rajasthan.
How can voters check their names?
Voters can verify their details through their local booth level officer (BLO), the ECINet mobile app, the CEO state website, or the Election Commission portal voters.eci.gov.in.
What should you do if your name is missing from the draft electoral roll?
If a voter's name does not appear in the draft roll, they must submit Form-6 to seek inclusion.
Other forms include:
- Form-6A for overseas voters
- Form-7 for deletion or objection
- Form-8 for correction of details or replacement of EPIC forms can be submitted through BLOs, at Voter Registration Centres (VRCs) located at tehsil offices, or online via ECINet and voters.eci.gov.in
