Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has raised concern over what he claimed was the omission of more than one crore Hindu voters from electoral rolls in the state, urging BJP workers to identify eligible voters whose names are missing and ensure their registration.Addressing a BJP state working committee meeting, Yogi said a large number of Hindu voters were missing from the assembly electoral rolls. He cited several categories of people whose names, he claimed, had not been included in the voter lists.According to the Chief Minister, around 66 lakh people whose names feature in the panchayat electoral rolls are missing from the assembly voter lists.
He also claimed that approximately 55 lakh beneficiaries of government welfare schemes were not registered as voters.Yogi further pointed to the omission of around 4.5 lakh young people aged between 18 and 19, saying their names were also missing from the electoral rolls. YOGI URGES BJP WORKERS TO CHECK VOTER LISTSCalling on party workers to address the issue, the Chief Minister asked them to inspect voter lists at every polling booth and help eligible voters whose names were missing get registered.He directed BJP workers to coordinate with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and launch a campaign to facilitate the inclusion of eligible voters.
He also asked them to regularly review the progress of the exercise. Yogi said MPs, MLAs and office-bearers of the party organisation must also take responsibility for ensuring that eligible voters are included in the electoral rolls.APPEALS TO PUBLIC TO VERIFY NAMESThe Chief Minister also appealed to the general public to check whether their names were present in the voter lists.
He urged those who found their names missing to take steps to get them included.His remarks came amid concerns he raised at the party meeting over the large number of eligible voters who, according to him, were missing from the assembly electoral rolls.- Ends