- Yogi Adityanath has claimed that 1.27 crore Hindu voters are missing from the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, while the number of Muslim voters has increased by 1.65%.
- The BJP has reached out to the Election Commission, appealing to include the missing voters.
- Yogi Adityanath challenged Akhilesh Yadav over the SIR exercise, stating that he will not demand its rollback due to the increase in Muslim voters.
- The SIR exercise in Uttar Pradesh began on October 27, 2025, and the final rolls were published on April 10, 2026.
- Before the SIR, Uttar Pradesh had 15.44 crore electors, which decreased to 13.39 crore after the exercise.
- 66 lakh Hindu voters who are beneficiaries of government welfare schemes are among those missing from the electoral rolls.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that 1.27 crore Hindu voters are missing from the list while the number of Muslim voters has increased by 1.65%. Adityanath challenged Akhilesh Yadav to demand a rollback of the SIR, asserting that the opposition leader will not do so due to the increase in Muslim voter numbers.13
“Ask Akhilesh Yadav to demand the rollback of SIR now. He will not do so because the number of Muslim voters has increased by 1.65% in UP after SIR,” Adityanath stated. He emphasized that 66 lakh of the missing voters are Hindus benefiting from government welfare schemes, with 4.5 lakh voters aged 18-19 also unaccounted for.6
The Chief Minister has submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, questioning how these names disappeared and who was responsible. “How did it happen? Who was behind this?” he asked, highlighting the discrepancy between the 15.44 crore electors before SIR and the current 13.39 crore after the revision.25
In response, Yadav has made demands for electoral reforms, including linking Aadhaar cards to voting and using biometric identification to prevent fraudulent voting. Meanwhile, the UP Chief Electoral Officer has promised to address queries regarding the SIR on November 17, following the release of the draft roll for the special summary revision.
“The SIR exercise reduced UP's electorate from 15.44 crore to 13.39 crore, with a gap of 2.4 crore voters between panchayat and rural rolls. CM Yogi cited 66 lakh missing voters, including 55 lakh receiving welfare benefits and 4.5 lakh aged 18-19, and UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa will respond after November 17 draft roll release.”
The Indian Express
