MP adds 8.19 lakh voters since final SIR roll, electorate rises to 5.48 crore

Bhopal Madhya Pradesh has recorded an addition of 8.19 lakh voters in the draft electoral roll published under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027, taking the state's total electorate to nearly 5.48 crore, two years ahead of the next assembly elections, officials said. Compared with the final Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll published in February this year, the latest draft, released on Thursday (November 12, 2026), shows an addition of 4,38,361 women, 3,80,169 men and 33 transgender voters, according to Election Commission (EC) figures.

SIR removed Bangladeshi infiltrators from voter lists, claims MP CM Yadav SIR removed Bangladeshi infiltrators from voter lists, claims MP CM Yadav Defending the SIR exercise, CM Mohan Yadav said that the responsibility of conducting free and fair elections rests with the Election Commission of India SIR removed Bangladeshi infiltrators from voter lists, claims MP CM Yadav storyline 1 With the latest additions, the total number of registered electors in Madhya Pradesh stands at 5,47,99,628 — comprising 2,82,85,144 men, 2,65,13,547 women and 937 transgender persons.

The State had 5,39,81,065 voters, including 2,79,04,975 males, 2,60,75,186 females and 904 transgender persons, when the SIR list was published in February. Age-wise data shows that the 30-39 age bracket accounts for the highest number of voters at 1,40,50,865, followed by the 20-29 age group at 1,29,48,107. The EC has invited claims and objections till December 11, following which the final electoral roll will be published on January 4, 2027.

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Madhya Pradesh: Over 30 tribal children die in Balaghat, many hospitalised video 1 The increase in the number of voters assumes significance as the SIR had triggered a political row, with the Congress alleging the removal of eligible voters and the ruling BJP defending the exercise, maintaining it was undertaken to purge the names of deceased, shifted, absent and duplicate voters.

Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to go to the polls towards the end of 2028. The state's population is projected to reach 9.05 crore, compared with 7.26 crore recorded in the 2011 Census. Madhya Pradesh has 230 assembly seats, of which 47 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 35 for Scheduled Castes, and 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, including six reserved for Scheduled Tribes and four for Scheduled Castes.