Odisha’s final electoral roll has 3.16 crore voters; 17.66 lakh names struck off

Odisha’s final electoral roll published on Monday (September 21, 2026) has 3,16,32,754 voters, a decrease of 17,66,837 from the pre- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) figure, according to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).

“The total number of voters after SIR process is 3,16,32,754 comprising 1,61,30,319 male, 1,54,99,661 female and 2,774 third gender voters,” Odisha CEO R.S. Gopalan said.

According to Mr. Gopalan, the total number of electors as on July 17, 2026, in the State was 3,33,99,591. As the SIR process got underway, enumeration forms were distributed to all existing electors through Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

“A total of 3,13,87,034 enumeration forms, constituting 93.97% of the total, were received back from electors. The remaining 20,12,557 electors (6.03%) whose enumeration forms were not received back were excluded from the draft electoral roll,” he pointed out.