UP: 2.45 Cr Voters Skip SIR Forms; Urban Seats Face Major Deletions

• Uttar Pradesh's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process reveals 2.45 crore voters (17.7% statewide) have not submitted their forms.
• Urban centers like Lucknow, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, and Noida show the lowest SIR form submissions, potentially leading to significant voter deletions.
• Prayagraj (2.4 lakh), Lucknow (2.2 lakh), Ghaziabad (1.6 lakh), and Saharanpur (1.4 lakh) are projected to have the highest voter deletions.
• The large-scale voter list cleanup is attributed to migration, removal of deceased voters, and identification of fake/duplicate entries.
• A new trend shows urban voters prioritizing village votes, which analysts suggest could challenge the BJP in its urban strongholds.

Why It Matters: Uttar Pradesh's voter list cleanup may drastically change urban election results.