Lucknow, Jan. 7 -- Congress leader Gurdeep Singh Sappal raised serious concerns over the functioning of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that a large number of voters in Uttar Pradesh, estimated at around '2.17 crore', are facing deletion of their names from voter lists after shifting residence. Sappal claimed that his and his family members' names were removed from the voter list solely because they had moved from the Sahibabad Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh to the Noida Assembly Constituency.

In a detailed post on X, Sappal said the issue is not limited to isolated complaints but affects nearly 15 per cent of the state's voters. He told ANI that his and his family's names were deleted even thoug...