Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Rajasthan Congress Accuses BJP of Mass Voter Deletion
The Congress party in Rajasthan has accused the BJP of trying to remove many voters from the voter list, especially Muslims.
A video of a voter officer, Kirti Kumar, showed him saying he was being pressured to delete voters and that he might kill himself because of the stress.
The BJP says the voter list has fake names and they are just trying to clean it up.
In Uttar Pradesh, the voter list now has fewer women because many names were removed.
The Election Commission is checking the details of voters to make sure the list is correct.
They will have hearings to talk to voters who have unusual details in their forms.
The Congress says the BJP is trying to hurt democracy, but the BJP says the Election Commission is doing its job properly.
Congress accuses BJP of pressuring officials to delete voters, particularly Muslims, from electoral rolls in Rajasthan.
A BLO's video shows him alleging pressure to delete 470 voters and threatening suicide due to stress.
BJP denies allegations, claiming voter list fraud and accusing Congress of voter fraud.
In Uttar Pradesh, the gender ratio in the voter list has declined due to the deletion of 1.54 crore female voters.
Election Commission is conducting hearings for 2.22 crore voters with logical discrepancies in their details.
- Who
- Congress and BJP in Rajasthan, Election Commission, BLO Kirti Kumar, Councillor Suresh Saini, MLA Balmukund Acharya, Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa
- What
- Allegations of mass voter deletion and pressure on BLOs, decline in gender ratio in UP, deletion of voters with logical discrepancies
- When
- During the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, with hearings scheduled from January 21
- Where
- Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
- Why
- Congress alleges BJP is manipulating voter lists; BJP claims voter list fraud; Election Commission is conducting hearings to verify voter details
Congress
BJP
Voter Deletion Allegations
Congress
Congress alleges BJP is pressuring officials to delete voters, particularly Muslims, from electoral rolls, citing a BLO's video as evidence.
BJP
BJP denies allegations, claiming voter list fraud and accusing Congress of voter fraud.
Election Process Integrity
Congress
Congress claims BJP is undermining democracy by threatening officials and pre-filling forms to delete voters aligned with Congress.
BJP
BJP asserts the Election Commission is independent and working efficiently, dismissing Congress allegations as baseless.
- Voters Deleted in Rajasthan
- 41.85 lakh
- Voters Deleted in Bihar
- 47 lakh
- Female Voters Deleted in UP
- 1.54 crore
- Gender Ratio in UP
- 824 females per 1,000 males
- Electors with Logical Discrepancies in UP
- 2.22 crore
- Hearing Venues in UP
- 3,793
- Officers Deputed for Hearings in UP
- 9,154
Sources
Number of SIR hearing venues to double for completion of process by February 7 - Telegraph India
Rajasthan: Congress accuses BJP of orchestrating mass voter deletion after BLO threatens suicide
UP gender ratio dropped from 877 to 824, names of 1.54 crore female voters deleted in SIR first phase: CEO
SIR of Electoral Rolls Gains Momentum in J&K, Ladakh
