By Addressing a BJP state-level workshop in Lucknow on Friday, Adityanath urged party workers to take the Special Summary Revision (SSR) seriously and examine electoral rolls at the booth level. He also raised concerns over alleged omissions of Hindu voters’ names, bogus registrations and the comparatively lower number of women voters, asking workers to help address such discrepancies.
Booth-Level Campaign to Begin on November 19
Adityanath said the draft electoral rolls would be published on November 17, after which BJP workers should begin their booth-level exercise from November 19. Their task, he said, would be to identify eligible voters missing from the lists and flag duplicate, incorrect and ineligible entries for the required action.
He stressed that every eligible adult Indian citizen should have a place on the electoral rolls. At the same time, names of non-citizens, minors and people registered at multiple locations should be removed in accordance with Election Commission guidelines.
The Chief Minister described the revision of electoral rolls as a constitutional responsibility rather than simply a political exercise ahead of elections.
During the workshop, he also referred to an alleged case in Meerut in which a Muslim man reportedly had more than six voter registrations under different names, including one carrying a Hindu name. Adityanath cited the example to underline the need for checking multiple and fraudulent entries.
Special Focus on Women and Migrant Voters
The Chief Minister pointed to gaps in women’s voter registration, saying marriage was one reason their names sometimes disappeared from electoral rolls. In several cases, he said, women’s names were removed from their parental households after marriage but were not added to the electoral rolls at their matrimonial addresses.
He asked party workers to organise a focused effort to identify and correct such omissions so that eligible women were not deprived of their voting rights.
Adityanath also called for outreach to migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh who are employed in Delhi and other states. BJP workers should contact them and their families to check whether their names appear on the relevant electoral rolls and help with enrolment wherever required.
Yogi Explains Electoral Forms to Party Workers
Adityanath asked BJP workers to become familiar with Forms 6, 7 and 8, which are used for voter enrolment, deletion of names and corrections or changes of address, respectively.
He emphasised that applications must be completed and signed by the voters concerned. Party workers, he said, should coordinate with booth-level officers and extend assistance to Election Commission officials during the revision process.
Chief Minister Accuses Opposition of Spreading Misinformation
Taking aim at the Samajwadi Party and other Opposition parties, Adityanath accused them of spreading misinformation about the electoral roll revision exercise and attempting to obstruct the process.
He referred to the removal of 91 lakh names from electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), defending such exercises as necessary for maintaining the accuracy of voter lists and strengthening democracy.
The Chief Minister also accused the Opposition of wanting to take Uttar Pradesh back to the period of riots and lawlessness before 2017. Expressing confidence in the BJP’s electoral prospects, he said no force could stop the party from securing a third consecutive victory in the state.
The workshop was chaired by BJP state president and Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, state ministers Suresh Khanna and J.P.S. Rathore, along with other senior party leaders and functionaries, also addressed the gathering.
