Lucknow, Sept. 6 -- District Election Officers in Uttar Pradesh have not received the 18,000 affidavits alleging wrongful deletion of voters' names before the 2022 Assembly elections, said UP Chief Electoral Officer.

Replying to Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav's claim of sending 18,000 affidavits, the CEO said that their office has also not received any affidavit in its original form regarding this matter as of September 4 (Thursday).

Sharing an X post, UP CEO wrote, "It is to be informed regarding the matter of 18 thousand affidavits that this issue pertains to the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh. Upon inquiry with District Election Officers, it has been found that, as of 4 September 2025...