Many questions have been raised regarding Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Most of the questions have been raised by opposition leaders. Now Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also said that he has registered his objections regarding SIR. He has also targeted Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. Yogi Adityanath has said that after SIR the number of Muslim voters has increased in UP, hence Akhilesh Yadav will never demand withdrawal of SIR.
In the same interview given to UP Tak channel, Yogi Adityanath also said that despite their names being in the list for Panchayat elections, the names of 1.27 crore Hindu voters have been left out of the Election Commission's list. This statement of Yogi Adityanath shows that the concerns expressed due to SIR have affected BJP also. Questions have been raised continuously regarding SIR that names of eligible voters have also been deleted due to various reasons.
What did Yogi Adityanath say on SIR?
In an interview given to a channel, Yogi Adityanath has said, 'Tell Akhilesh Yadav and not demand that SIR be withdrawn. He will not make the demand because after SIR the number of Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh has increased by 1.65 percent. Regarding Hindu voters, I told what is the situation. That is why we have also given our memorandum to the Election Commission as to how this happened.
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He further said, 'I am talking about 1.27 crore Hindu voters whose names are in the list of Panchayat elections but their names are not in the list of Election Commission of India. How have they disappeared, who was behind them? There are 66 lakh such voters. There are 55 lakh people who are taking advantage of the beneficial schemes of the government but their names are missing from the voter list. There are 4.5 lakh voters aged 18-19 years whose names are missing from the voter list. That is why we have appealed by giving evidence.
Effect of SIR in UP
Let us tell you that after the completion of the SIR process, the final voter list was released in April 2026. The total number of voters then reached 13.39 crore whereas earlier there were 15.44 crore voters. In this way approximately 2.04 crore voters were reduced. Compared to the earlier draft list, there was an increase of 84 lakh voters.
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Recently the Election Commission has started Special Summary Revision (SSR). After this, the draft list will come on 17th November and the final list will be released on 4th January. It is believed that due to many objections the Election Commission had to take such a decision.