Ghaziabad SIR Update: Electoral Roll Undergoes Major Correction; 8.18 Lakh Removed, 2.43 Lakh Restored | Check Data

On the directions of the Election Commission, a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive was conducted to prepare a clean and updated voter list. After the first phase of the exercise, the total number of voters in Ghaziabad’s five assembly constituencies declined from 28.38 lakh to 20.19 lakh.

According to officials, Ghaziabad has ranked as one of the highest districts in Uttar Pradesh regarding the number of voters being adjusted during this SIR process primarily due to the City's implementation of having a temporary, transient and largely mobile population. Before the start of this process, many residents had Voter registrations in duplicate, thus Voter registrations were adjusted as a result of this process, eliminating duplicates on the voter list that were found.

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Ultimately, there was a total of 8,18,139 voters who were deemed to be ineligible due to having already moved. After the completion of the second phase of the SIR campaign, there are now 22.63 Lakh Voters on the voter list, with the city adding 2,43,661 to the Voter List since the completion of their first phase of the SIR campaign.

After the initial phase of SIR Elections Compiling, therefore, Ghaziabad has been rated as one of the 4 districts in Uttar Pradesh since the first phase of the SIR transition in Voter Registrations, causing the Voter List to once again be added to, and thus transitioned, to reflect the completed and ongoing phases of the Voter Registration.

Sahibabad Assembly Constituency had the largest amount of estimated loss after the initial corrections, having lost 3,99,381 voters, but after this SIR Campaigns totalised an increase in Voter Registrations of 82,897. The Loni Assembly constituency, which lost 139,489 voters after the first phase of the SIR, has now gained 53,675 voters. Loni is among the top five assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh with the highest voter growth.

Ghaziabad City constituency initially lost 1,18,734 voters but later added 40,902 voters. Muradnagar saw a decline of 1,08,754 voters, followed by an increase of 41,062. Modinagar recorded a drop of 51,781 voters and later gained 25,125.

Overall, the total voter count across the five constituencies fell to 20,19,852 after the first phase but rose to 22,63,513 after subsequent corrections. 

Decline/Increase In Voter Turnout:

In terms of gender, both male and female voter numbers increased after revision, with women registering a slightly higher rise. Male voters increased from 11,45,798 to 12,65,405, while female voters rose from 8,73,932 to 9,97,978. Officials attributed this increase largely to awareness drives that helped married women update their voter records.

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The reason for this is that there were many women voters who had not had their names added to the voter list after marriage, but after being made aware, they got their names added to the voter list. 

Change in the number of voters:

Age-wise, the number of young voters (18-19 years) increased from 29,143 to 36,483, while voters above 85 years decreased from 11,622 to 7,178 after removal of deceased entries from the list.

“Following the completion of the SIR process in the district, the final voter list was published at all polling stations on Friday, at the instructions of the District Election Officer. If a voter's name is still missing from the list, they can fill out Form 6 to have their name added to the list. If someone's name is incorrectly added, they can have it removed. Before adding or deleting a voter's name, the BLO must conduct a verification,” said Saurabh Bhatt, Deputy District Election Officer.