India inshorts@indiainshortsUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that 1.27 crore names were removed from the state's electoral rolls. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, speaking at a press conference in Lucknow alongside ASP (Kanshi Ram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad, has asked the Election Commission to publish the list of deleted names and explain how the figure was reached.
Owaisi also pointed to Election Commission data that he said shows 2.89 crore deletions overall, including 46 lakh marked deceased, 25 lakh duplicates, 1.3 crore shifted and 87.19 lakh absent.
