India · electrical deaths · 2025-26

6830 people died from electrical accidents in 2025-26

That's roughly 19 every day. Plus 2,415 injured and 5,359 animals killed. Since 2020-21: 6,830 human lives.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands — no data Andhra Pradesh — 1111 Arunachal Pradesh — 0 Assam — 115 Bihar — 4 Chandigarh — no data Chhattisgarh — 0 Dadra And Nagar Haveli — no data Daman And Diu — no data Delhi — no data Goa — 1 Gujarat — 656 Haryana — 120 Himachal Pradesh — 29 Jammu And Kashmir — no data Jharkhand — 54 Karnataka — 501 Kerala — 208 Lakshadweep — no data Madhya Pradesh — 391 Maharashtra — 1702 Manipur — 7 Meghalaya — 9 Mizoram — 19 Nagaland — 1 Odisha — 141 Puducherry — no data Punjab — 18 Rajasthan — 45 Sikkim — 0 Tamil Nadu — 217 Telangana — 13 Tripura — 2 Uttar Pradesh — 1174 Uttarakhand — 44 West Bengal — 248
1 1702 electrical deaths
  1. 1,702 Maharashtra
  2. 1,174 Uttar Pradesh
  3. 1,111 Andhra Pradesh
  4. 656 Gujarat
  5. 501 Karnataka
  6. 391 Madhya Pradesh
  7. 248 West Bengal
  8. 217 Tamil Nadu
  9. 208 Kerala
  10. 141 Odisha
  11. 120 Haryana
  12. 115 Assam

India · deaths per million people · 2025-26

20.8 deaths per million in Andhra Pradesh — the deadliest per person

Raw counts favour big states. Per million people the ranking flips: Mizoram ( 15.2) and Maharashtra ( 13.3) follow — not the most populous states.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands — no data Andhra Pradesh — 20.8 Arunachal Pradesh — 0.0 Assam — 3.2 Bihar — 0.0 Chandigarh — no data Chhattisgarh — 0.0 Dadra And Nagar Haveli — no data Daman And Diu — no data Delhi — no data Goa — 0.6 Gujarat — 9.1 Haryana — 3.9 Himachal Pradesh — 3.9 Jammu And Kashmir — no data Jharkhand — 1.4 Karnataka — 7.4 Kerala — 5.8 Lakshadweep — no data Madhya Pradesh — 4.5 Maharashtra — 13.3 Manipur — 2.2 Meghalaya — 2.7 Mizoram — 15.2 Nagaland — 0.4 Odisha — 3.0 Puducherry — no data Punjab — 0.6 Rajasthan — 0.5 Sikkim — 0.0 Tamil Nadu — 2.8 Telangana — 0.3 Tripura — 0.5 Uttar Pradesh — 4.9 Uttarakhand — 3.7 West Bengal — 2.5
0.0 20.8 deaths / million people
  1. 20.8 Andhra Pradesh
  2. 15.2 Mizoram
  3. 13.3 Maharashtra
  4. 9.1 Gujarat
  5. 7.4 Karnataka
  6. 5.8 Kerala
  7. 4.9 Uttar Pradesh
  8. 4.5 Madhya Pradesh
  9. 3.9 Haryana
  10. 3.9 Himachal Pradesh
  11. 3.7 Uttarakhand
  12. 3.2 Assam

India · why people die · 2025-26

38% from accidental contact with live wire/equipment

The single biggest killer. Most electrical deaths trace back to a handful of avoidable causes — the same causes also killed 5,406 animals.

India · where it happens · 2025-26

4,541 deaths on the distribution system

By installation type. The low-voltage distribution network — the wires over every street — is where most people die.

India · deaths per year

The toll isn't falling

2025-26 6,830