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Congress’s state in-charge Kumari Selja cited the assembly elections and said the Congress should put up a united front
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Congress’s state in-charge Kumari Selja cited the assembly elections and said the Congress should put up a united front
The Congress, the main Opposition party, however, claimed that the state’s voter count declined by nearly 14 lakh, citing a figure of 85.19 lakh electors as of January 1, 2025
Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16.
The announcement comes after discussions within the ruling alliance
Polling will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on October 16, followed by the counting of votes on the same day.
The final electoral roll comprises 3,737,701 male voters, 3,421,036 female voters, and 212 third-gender voters. It includes 72,656 voters in the 18-19 age group and 1,22,892 voters aged over 80.
The final list added 129,872 names and removed 104,708 after the claims and objections period, resulting in 25,164 more electors than the draft roll.
The final roll is 8.01 lakh voters lower than the electoral roll at the start of the SIR.