32.26 lakh voters removed from electoral roll in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission has informed that names of as many as 32(point)2​6 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral roll across the state.

Chief Electoral Officer T Venkatesh said overall strength of voters in the state stands at 14.12 crore. The total number of voters in the age-group of 18-19 years is



24.53 lakh. During the revision period, names of 20.57 lakh such voters were added.

Reports quoting ECI that as many as 14.99 lakh voters had shifted from their respective addresses​ as me​ntioned in the EPIC, while 11.90 lakh voters had died. ​During the revision, 8.83 lakh entries in the voter list were corrected.