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Over 2.89 crore names dropped from UP draft electoral roll after SIR

The Uttar Pradesh's CEO said that of the more than 15 crore voters in the old rolls, around 12 crore returned verification forms after signing them themselves or through a family member. This meant about 81 per cent of voters signed and returned the forms, while roughly 18 per cent did not.

To avenge Ayodhya defeat, BJP turns Milkipur by-poll into prestige battle

Milkipur ByPoll 2025: Results for the bypoll in Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh will be declared today. BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, turned the Milkipur Assembly by-election into a prestige battle. Months after losing the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat that houses the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, the BJP has called on voters in Milkipur to "avenge the defeat". This is why Milkipur, one of the five Assembly segments of Faizabad, is a prestige battle.

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