The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar voter list has removed 3,60,595 names across the district’s three Assembly constituencies, sharply altering the electoral base ahead of the state election, according to a report by Navbharat Times. The largest reduction was recorded in Noida, followed by Dadri and Jewar.
The reported deletions come after a revision process in which 4,48,015 voters were initially placed in categories including absent, shifted or deceased. Following claims and objections, 86,880 names were added back, bringing the reported number of deleted names to 3,60,595.
The final electoral arithmetic now being assessed by political parties is based on the April 2026 voter list, which had 18,65,673 registered voters in the district. The report said that the removal of names has disrupted earlier calculations related to voter strength at individual booths and the winning margins recorded in previous elections.
Noida Assembly constituency saw the largest reduction, with 1,83,887 names removed from the list. Dadri recorded the deletion of 1,21,628 names, while 55,080 names were removed in Jewar. The figures mean that the impact is spread across three different urban and peri-urban geographies within the district rather than being concentrated in one constituency.
The changes are particularly significant for Noida, where the voter base is affected by frequent movement of residents, the arrival and departure of tenants and the expansion of new residential areas. These conditions make it more difficult to maintain voter records when residents move between cities or change addresses without updating their registration details.
The reported revision has also created an administrative and political challenge around identifying which categories of voters account for the deletions and how many of the removed names may subsequently be restored through the prescribed claims process. The available report does not provide a constituency-wise breakdown of the names added back after objections or details of the documentation used for individual deletions.
For political parties, the immediate effect is the need to reassess booth-level calculations that were prepared using the earlier voter list. The report said the Bharatiya Janata Party could face a significant recalibration because its campaign planning in the district has relied on established supporter bases and booth networks. However, the supplied report does not establish how the deleted names are distributed across parties or voter groups.
The episode highlights a recurring administrative difficulty in fast-growing urban districts: residential expansion and population movement can outpace the updating of electoral records. In Gautam Buddh Nagar, the scale of the reported revision means that constituency-level voter totals, booth planning and turnout comparisons will need to be read against the revised roll rather than the April list.
The next stage will depend on the handling of claims and objections and on the final electoral roll used for the election. Until that process is complete, the report establishes the scale of the deletions but does not establish how many removed voters will ultimately remain excluded or be restored.
