Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Sisodia Questions Uttar Pradesh Voter Increase, CEO Rejects Claim
Manish Sisodia questioned how Uttar Pradesh’s voter list grew.
He said about 71 lakh forms were submitted, but the number of voters went up by nearly 84 lakh.
He asked how the difference of about 13 lakh happened.
The state’s Chief Electoral Officer’s office disagreed with claims that mysterious voters were added.
It said about 16.18 lakh Form 6 applications were collected.
These applications came from eligible people whose names were not on the roll as of October 27, 2025.
The office said filing an application did not automatically add someone to the voter list.
Each application had to be checked and approved.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia questioned the increase in Uttar Pradesh’s electoral-roll voter count.
Sisodia said about 71 lakh forms were submitted while voter numbers rose by nearly 84 lakh, a gap of around 13 lakh.
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer’s office rejected claims that 16.18 lakh “mysterious voters” were added, calling them misleading and factually incorrect.
The CEO’s office said about 16.18 lakh Form 6 applications were collected during the revision’s enumeration phase.
The office said applications required verification and approval before names could be added to the electoral roll.
- Who
- Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia and the Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer’s office.
- What
- Sisodia questioned voter-count increases during the electoral-roll revision; the CEO’s office rejected claims of mysterious voter additions.
- When
- Sisodia posted his question on October 6, 2026. The office referred to the electoral roll as of October 27, 2025.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Sisodia questioned how voter numbers could rise by nearly 84 lakh when, according to him, about 71 lakh forms were submitted.
Sisodia’s questions
CEO office’s response
Voter increase and forms
Sisodia’s questions
Sisodia said about 71 lakh forms were submitted while voter numbers increased by nearly 84 lakh, and asked who authorized the additional names.
CEO office’s response
The CEO’s office rejected the allegation of 16.18 lakh mysterious additions as misleading and factually incorrect, saying Form 6 applications were subject to verification.
How names were added
Sisodia’s questions
Sisodia questioned how the difference of about 13 lakh voters entered the rolls.
CEO office’s response
The office said applications collected by booth-level officers were checked under the prescribed process before approval.
- Forms cited by Sisodia
- About 71 lakh
- Voter increase cited by Sisodia
- Nearly 84 lakh
- Difference questioned
- About 13 lakh
- Form 6 applications reported by CEO’s office
- Around 16.18 lakh
- Application purpose
- For eligible citizens whose names were absent from the electoral roll as of October 27, 2025
- CEO office position
- Applications required verification and approval; submission did not automatically add a name