Yogi Claims 1.27 Crore Hindu Voters Missing from UP Rolls, Explains Discrepancy
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has raised concerns over the alleged exclusion of 1.27 crore Hindu voters from the state's electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). He has questioned how the names of eligible voters went missing and said the state government has approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking an explanation and corrective action.
Speaking at a public programme, Adityanath said the figure emerged from a comparison between the voter lists maintained for panchayat elections and the electoral rolls prepared by the Election Commission for Assembly elections. He claimed that around 66 lakh voters whose names appeared in panchayat rolls were missing from the Assembly electoral list.
The Chief Minister also cited approximately 55 lakh Hindu beneficiaries of government welfare schemes whose names were allegedly absent from the electoral rolls. He further claimed that around 4.5 lakh voters in the 18–19 age group were missing. These figures were presented by him as categories of concern and should not be treated as separate, mutually exclusive groups.
Electorate Shrinks After SIR
According to official electoral data, Uttar Pradesh's electorate declined from around 15.44 crore before the SIR exercise to approximately 13.39 crore in the final rolls published in April 2026. More than 2.04 crore names were removed, while around 84.28 lakh voters were subsequently added through the claims and objections process.
The Chief Minister's community-wise figure is a political claim based on the comparison he described; the overall Election Commission data does not independently establish the religious identity of deleted voters. The ECI has also initiated reconciliation of Assembly and local-body voter lists to examine discrepancies.
The issue has triggered a political debate ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with opposition parties questioning the transparency of the revision exercise. The Election Commission's clarification and verification of the disputed entries will be crucial in determining how many eligible voters were actually left out.
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