Political tussle over SIR process in UP, UP Congress Committee President Ajay Rai said- SIR is completely illegal.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 11, 2026

Tezzbuzz Desk- The political controversy regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process has deepened in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Ajay Rai has called this entire process illegal, against democracy and a violation of the people’s voting rights.

Ajay Rai alleged that the Election Commission has admitted in the RTI reply of RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj that no clear document or order related to SIR is available. He raised the question that if there is no such official record then on what basis is this process being carried out and is it being done under any political pressure.

He further alleged that under the pressure of Bharatiya Janata Party, BLOs (Booth Level Officers) were forced to do wrong things, due to which many BLOs have died.

Citing figures, Ajay Rai said that the population above 18 years of age in Uttar Pradesh is more than 16 crores, while the same figure is visible in the voter lists of Gram Panchayat and Municipal bodies. But after SIR, this number has reduced to about 13 crore 39 lakh in the final voter list, whereas earlier it was more than 15 crore.

He raised the question as to what were the reasons for removing the names of such a large number of people and whether it is part of a strategy to target a particular community.

The Congress leader said his party would not accept the current voter list and demanded an independent and comprehensive investigation of the entire list before the elections. He also said that the names of all the youth who have completed 18 years of age should be added to the voter list.

Ajay Rai suggested that if the Election Commission is not able to do this work, then the voter lists of municipal bodies and gram panchayats should be used as the basis for the assembly elections.

This issue is now becoming a big controversy in the politics of Uttar Pradesh, on which the conflict between the government and the opposition is likely to intensify.