Lucknow, Jan. 6 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) will publish the draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday under the Special Intensive Process (SIR) process.

Around 28.9 million (2.89 crore) names are likely to be dropped from the electoral rolls. The number constitutes 18.70% of electors enrolled in the voter list published in October 2025. Uttar Pradesh had 154.4 million voters, according to the October 2025 list.

The urban regions are likely to see a majority of the potential deletions - Ghaziabad (36.67%), Lucknow (30.88%), Kanpur Nagar (25.62%), Prayagraj (25.31%), Meerut (25.21%) and Agra (23.57%).

The enumeration phase of SIR had started in Uttar Pradesh on November 4. It concluded on December 26 after several ...