At the BJP state executive committee meeting on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged party workers to remain vigilant over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that the names of crores of Hindus were missing from the voter lists.
The Chief Minister claimed that the names of 1.27 crore Hindus were missing from the electoral rolls and stressed the need to ensure that all eligible voters were included.
He said the alleged deletions were weakening the party’s position in 28 urban local body constituencies. Citing population figures, Adityanath argued that Uttar Pradesh should have more than 16 crore voters, against the current electorate of approximately 13 crore. Similarly, the names of 55 lakh beneficiaries of government welfare schemes were allegedly absent from the electoral rolls. Around 4.5 lakh young people in the 18-19 age group were also missing from the lists, he said. Meanwhile, more than 2.04 crore voters were removed from Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls following the SIR exercise, with deletions largely concentrated in urban areas and a higher proportion of women voters affected. More than 84 lakh new voters were added, taking the final electorate to 13,39,84,792, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
