U.P. SIR Row: Yogi’s 1.27 Crore Hindu Voter Claim Gives Opposition Fresh Ammunition

Uttar Pradesh’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has triggered a fresh political confrontation ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that 1.27 crore Hindu voters are missing from the electoral rolls, adding a new dimension to the Opposition’s criticism of voter deletions. With more than 2.04 crore names reportedly deleted and over 84 lakh new voters added, the scale of the revision has become a major political flashpoint. The row has also revived the debate over Yogi’s 80:20 formula, with Akhilesh Yadav offering a pointed counter. Who gains from the voter-list battle?