New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Adityanath has claimed that 1.27 crore Hindu voters are missing from the state’s electoral rolls released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), even though their names were reportedly present in local body and panchayat voter lists.Adityanath’s comments come as a contrast to reports studying data across India, which say that Muslims have been disproportionately impacted by the SIR. It is also an unusual instance of the head of a BJP government claiming that the SIR has negatively impacted the voter rolls – the BJP has steadfastly stood by the SIR amidst nationwide protests against it and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.He further alleged that, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, the number of Muslim voters has increased by 1.65%. Urging the ECI to look into the supposed discrepancies, Adityanath has called for the inclusion of eligible voters.While speaking at the Aaj Tak Panchayat event, the chief minister demanded how such a large number of names had disappeared from the electoral rolls and sought accountability for the alleged omission of Hindu voters. He added that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had submitted a memorandum to the election commission that highlighted this issue and called for corrective action.As per a report by the Indian Express (IE), Adityanath slammed opposition parties over “false propaganda” targeting the SIR and even challenged Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav to demand the rollback of the controversial exercise.According to him, there are 66 lakh voters whose names appear in panchayat electoral records, 55 lakh Hindus who have reportedly been receiving welfare benefits under governmental schemes but are absent from the rolls, and about 4.5 lakh voters from the 18 to 19 age group who have not been included.His remarks come a week after the UP government barred people protesting for a “regime change” from getting state government jobs.Yadav questions transparency, chief electoral officer promises clarificationIn response to Adityanath’s comments, Yadav proposed linking Aadhaar cards with voter identification and introducing metal voter identity cards. He also suggested biometric verification, including fingerprints and iris scans, to prevent bogus voting.चुनाव को लेकर सीधी-सरल मांग:– आधार कार्ड को वोटिंग से जोड़ा जाए।– काग़ज़ या प्लास्टिक की जगह ‘मेटल कार्ड’ बनाए जाएं जिससे नक़ली न बन सकें।– उँगलियों के निशान या आँख से होनेवाली बायोमेट्रिक्स पहचान को अपनाया जाए क्योंकि ये किसी दो व्यक्ति के समान नहीं होते हैं, इसीलिए भाजपा नक़ली वोटिंग नहीं करा पायेगी।— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) November 9, 2026Meanwhile, SP spokesperson Udaiveer Singh challenged the basis of the CM’s figured and asked for action against the chief election commissioner (CEO) and the UP electoral officer over the elleged irregularities in the revision exercise.Per reports, the state’s electorate declined from 15.44 crore to 13.39 crore after the SIR, which began on October 27, 2025, and concluded on April 10, 2026.The state’s chief electoral office Navdeep Rinwa said he will respond to queries on November 17, after the draft electoral rolls have been published, reported IE.Adityanath’s claims have not yet been independently verified.For our full coverage on the SIR and the issues it has brought to citizens, click here.