LUCKNOW, Jan. 8 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has called upon his booth-level workers to prevent deletion of votes from the electoral rolls after the Election Commission's special intensive revision (SIR) draft showed a decline of 28.9 million voters in Uttar Pradesh.

The draft roll released on Tuesday lists 125.5 million voters, down from 154.4 million in the October 27, 2025, roll. In response, Akhilesh directed party workers, whom SP terms 'PDA Praharis', to ensure every vote remains registered.

"Despite the efforts of party workers, millions of votes of the PDA community have been removed from voter lists. Workers must conduct thorough investigations at every booth and save every single vote," Akhilesh said on Thu...