India•The Indian Express•Apr 11
EC publishes Urdu electoral rolls in 46 UP Assembly seats: Higher net deletions in BJP-won constituencies than SP strongholds
While the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) and the BJP had won these constituencies almost evenly in the 2002 Assembly elections, the final electoral roll after the 166-day Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise shows that the net deletion of electors is significantly higher in BJP-won seats than in those secured by the SP. In contrast, the net deletion of electors in the constituencies where the SP won is significantly lower at 43,926.
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