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Owaisi questions EC on CM Yogi's claim of 1.27 crore UP voter deletions
✍️ India Today
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 10:31 PM
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Union Minister Asaduddin Owaisi raised concerns in Parliament over the Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s claim that 1.27 crore voter records were deleted, asking the Election Commission to explain the methodology.
Union Minister Asaduddin Owaisi used a parliamentary debate to challenge the Uttar Pradesh government’s recent statement that 1.27 crore voter entries had been removed from the state’s electoral roll. He asked the Election Commission of India to clarify how the figure was derived and what criteria were applied.
The claim was made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who said the deletions were part of a clean‑up drive aimed at eliminating duplicate and ineligible entries. No detailed breakdown of the methodology was provided in the chief minister’s announcement.
The Election Commission has not yet issued a formal response, but officials are expected to address Owaisi’s queries in the coming days, as the issue has attracted attention from political parties and civil‑society groups across the country.
The claim was made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who said the deletions were part of a clean‑up drive aimed at eliminating duplicate and ineligible entries. No detailed breakdown of the methodology was provided in the chief minister’s announcement.
The Election Commission has not yet issued a formal response, but officials are expected to address Owaisi’s queries in the coming days, as the issue has attracted attention from political parties and civil‑society groups across the country.