Bhubaneswar: During the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Roll, 2026 in Odisha a total of 20,57,334 electors were deleted from the Draft Electoral Roll, informed Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha, R. Santana Gopalan today.

Of the total deletions, 20,707 were made against Form-7 applications received during the revision process. Form-7 is the statutory form used to file objections to the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll or to seek deletion of an existing entry.

As of September 21, 2026, the total number of electors in Odisha stands at 3,16,32,754, representing a net addition of 2,45,720 electors from the draft roll. The electorate comprises 1,61,30,319 male and 1,54,99,661 female voters, Gopalan said.

During the Phase-I of SIR from May 30 – June 28, 2026, a total of 20,12,557 electors whose Enumeration Forms were not received back were excluded from the Draft Electoral Roll.

Following rationalisation, the total number of polling stations in the state stands at 45,250.

The SIR of the Electoral Roll, 2026, with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, has been completed in Odisha, the CEO said.

The total number of electors in the state stood at 3,33,99,591 as of May 17, 2026, immediately before the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll.

Enumeration Forms (EFs) were generated and printed for all existing electors and distributed through Booth Level Officers (BLOs). A total of 3,13,87,034 EFs, constituting 93.97 per cent of the total, were received back from electors.

The remaining 20,12,557 electors, or 6.03 per cent, whose Enumeration Forms were not received back were excluded from the Draft Electoral Roll. The list of such electors was published along with probable reasons for non-receipt, including absence, shifting, death, duplicate entries and other reasons.

The Draft Electoral Roll was published on July 5, 2026, with 3,13,87,034 electors.

Of these electors, 3,00,88,255 were mapped either as self or as progeny, while 12,98,779 remained unmapped.

The Final Electoral Roll prepared under SIR 2026 has been displayed at all polling stations. It will also be available for public inspection at the offices of the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) from September 21, 2026.

Copies of the Final Electoral Roll will also be provided to recognised political parties. The final roll is available on the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha websites — https://voters.eci.gov.in and https://ceoodisha.nic.in.