More than 1.5 lakh voters were added to Varanasi’s electoral rolls, taking the total electorate to 27,30,603, according to the final list released on Friday.
The final rolls show 14,86,874 male voters, 12,43,611 female voters and 118 third gender individuals, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). In the draft electoral rolls released on January 6, 2026, the total number of voters was 25,80,502.
The SIR exercise began on October 27, 2025, with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The final photo-affixed electoral rolls for all assembly constituencies in the district were published at designated locations on Friday.
Officials said the rolls will be available for public inspection, free of cost, from April 10 (Friday) to April 16 at the offices of the electoral registration officers, the District Election Office, respective tehsil offices and other designated centres.
District election officer and district magistrate Satyendra Kumar urged voters to visit these centres during office hours to verify their names. Voters can also check their details on the district’s official website (https://varanasi.nic.in/deo-portal/).
The DM said that as per directives of the Election Commission of India, the SIR exercise was announced on October 27, 2025. At that time, the total number of voters in the district was 31,53,705 — 16,99,615 males, 1,453,939 females, and 151 third gender individuals.
As per the schedule, between November 4, 2025, and December 26, 2025, booth-level officers (BLOs) conducted door-to-door visits to distribute enumeration forms and subsequently collect them. In the draft electoral rolls released on January 6, 2026, the total number of voters was 25,80,502 — 14,15,247 males, 11, 65,145 females, and 110 third gender individuals.
The district magistrate said that between January 6 and February 27, hearings were conducted by 316 additional assistant electoral registration officers at 118 identified locations across the district regarding notices issued to voters identified with “No Mapping” and “Logical Discrepancies”. Claims and objections received between January 6 and March 6 were disposed of by March 27.
The district magistrate held a meeting with representatives of all recognised political parties in the district and provided them with copies of the final electoral rolls.
Constituency-wise data
Additional district magistrate (administration) and deputy district election officer Bipin Kumar provided details regarding the assembly constituency-wise voter statistics in the final electoral rolls published on Friday
384-Pindra
Draft: 3,22,835, Added: 12,090, Deleted: 2,173, Final: 3,32,752
385-Ajgara (SC)
Draft: 3,31,571, Added: 14,524, Deleted: 1,971, Final: 3,44,124
386-Shivpur
Draft: 3,42,005, Added: 23,017, Deleted: 7,015, Final: 3,58,007
387-Rohaniya
Draft: 3,45,289, Added: 28,521, Deleted: 6,613, Final: 3,67,197
388-Varanasi North
Draft: 3,37,228, Added: 37,259, Deleted: 9,447, Final: 3,65,040
389-Varanasi South
Draft: 2,43,991, Added: 29,153, Deleted: 5,446, Final: 2,67,698
390-Varanasi Cantonment
Draft: 3,59,288, Added: 28,392, Deleted: 9,722, Final: 3,77,958
391-Sewapuri
Draft: 2,98,295, Added: 21,283, Deleted: 1,751, Final: 3,17,827
Overall (district total):
Draft (Jan 6): 25,80,502
Added: 1,94,239
Deleted: 44,138
Final (April 10): 27,30,603
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