By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Uttarakhand’s electorate has declined by 11.07 lakh voters, or 13.40 per cent, since the 2022 Assembly elections, raising questions about the scale and distribution of deletions from electoral rolls ahead of the 2027 polls, according to a report released by social activist Anoop Nautiyal here on Saturday.
The report, titled SIR & The Changing Uttarakhand Voter Landscape From 2022 to 2027 Vidhan Sabha Elections, was released by Nautiyal and Praveen Upreti in Dehradun. It compares electoral data from the 2022 Assembly elections with the final electoral roll published on October 3, 2026.
Uttarakhand’s electorate has fallen from 82,66,644 in 2022 to around 71.59 lakh. The report notes that the state had added approximately 18.89 lakh electors between 2012 and 2022, making the subsequent decline particularly significant.
Its state-wise comparison places Uttarakhand’s 13.40 per cent reduction above the corresponding figures cited for Uttar Pradesh (11.4 per cent), Goa (9.18 per cent), Tamil Nadu (8.79 per cent), West Bengal (6.88 per cent), Manipur (5.28 per cent) and Kerala (1.12 per cent). The report cautions that differences in reference dates and revision exercises mean these figures are not strictly comparable.
The decline is particularly sharp in Dehradun district, which lost around 3.03 lakh electors, or 20.22 per cent. Pauri Garhwal recorded a reduction of 14.89 per cent, Pithoragarh 13.61 per cent and Tehri Garhwal 13.14 per cent. At the constituency level, Dehradun Cantt saw a 34.19 per cent decline, followed by Rajpur Road at 32.64 per cent and Dharampur at 27.59 per cent.
The report also flags gender disparities. In 36 of the state’s 70 Assembly constituencies, the percentage reduction in women electors exceeded that among men. It calls for constituency-wise and polling-station-wise gender-disaggregated data to establish the reasons.
A striking comparison concerns Rajpur Road, whose electorate fell by 39,046 to 80,569. It now has fewer electors than Badrinath, with 91,555, and Kedarnath, with 85,924.
Nautiyal said the findings raised serious questions about transparency and public confidence in the electoral process. He urged the Election Commission of India to publish a detailed, constituency-wise account of deletions, including reasons such as deaths, migration, duplicate entries and other corrections.
The report also calls for a standardised state-wise comparison, scrutiny of constituencies with exceptional reductions, and an accessible Special Summary Revision process to help eligible voters check their names, correct records and file grievances.