India, Jan. 7 -- LUCKNOW The publication of the draft electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Uttar Pradesh revealed large-scale deletion of voters in the urban hubs of the state, including Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, Agra, Prayagraj, Bareilly and Varanasi districts.

The maximum deletion of voters was witnessed in the state capital Lucknow at 1.20 million (30.04%), followed by Ghaziabad at 818,000 (28.83%), Kanpur Nagar 902,000 (25.50%), Meerut 665,000 (24.65%), Prayagraj 1.16 million (24.64%), Gautam Buddha Nagar 447,000 (23.98%), Agra 836,000 (23.25%), Bareilly 714,000 (20.99%) and Varanasi 573,000 (18.18%).

Officers associated with the SIR process said a large number of voters'...