Akhilesh questions ECI’s ‘credibility’, asks how BJP knew about voter deletions in advance

Jan 10, 2026

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The Hindu - National

By Vaidra Editorial Team•IAS-qualified experts with 15+ years UPSC coaching experience

Akhilesh Yadav questioned the credibility of the ECI on January 10, 2026.
Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was conducted in Uttar Pradesh.
Draft voter list released on January 6, 2026.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister stated approximately four crore votes were going to be removed before the draft list was released.
CEO Navdeep Rinwa said 2.89 crore voters were excluded from the draft list.
Final electoral list will be published on March 6, 2026.
12.55 crore voters retained out of 15.44 crore listed earlier.
2.89 crore voters were excluded due to deaths, migration, or multiple registrations.
Akhilesh Yadav raised concerns about the removal of 2.88 crore voters from the Assembly voter list and the addition of 40 lakh voters for Panchayat elections.

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