{
  "id": 12644784,
  "title": "UP SIR Row Manish Sisodia Questions 84 Lakh Voter Increase, CEO Rejects 'Mysterious Voters' Claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/up-sir-row-manish-sisodia-questions-84-lakh-voter-increase-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:27:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/up-sir-row-manish-sisodia-questions-84-lakh-voter-increase-ceo-rejects-mysterious-voters-claim"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lucknow: Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia has questioned the revision of Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls, alleging that the number of voters increased by nearly 84 lakh despite only around 71 lakh forms being submitted. He posed the question of how these additional names were included in the rolls and at whose direction. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer's office has dismissed Sisodia's claim, labeling it \"misleading and factually incorrect.\" The office states that around 16.18 lakh Form 6 applications were collected during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, but this does not automatically add a voter’s name to the electoral roll. Each application must go through a verification process before approval. The CEO's office affirmed that the revision complied with the law and Election Commission guidelines, involving political parties in the process.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: The political debate over the revision of Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls has intensified, with Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia questioning the increase in the number of voters. Sisodia has alleged that while around 71 lakh forms were submitted, the number of voters increased by nearly 84 lakh, leaving a gap of about 13 lakh. He questioned how these additional names were included…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}