SIR in Uttar Pradesh: The vote-loss figures in the top ten Muslim-majority districts of Uttar Pradesh are surprising. According to the draft, these districts also saw an average vote loss comparable to the state as a whole.

The draft of the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list in Uttar Pradesh has revealed shocking figures. The SIR process has resulted in the deletion of approximately 28.9 million voters in Uttar Pradesh. The figures show that Muslim-majority areas in the state have seen a similar number of votes deleted as other districts.  

According to media reports, Muslims constitute approximately 19.26% of Uttar Pradesh's total population. However, there are ten districts in the state where the Muslim population ranges from 33% to 50%. Muslim voters determine victory and defeat in these constituencies. Rampur district has the highest Muslim population at 50.57%

These percentages of votes were cut in Muslim-majority districts.

Rampur, along with Moradabad, Bijnor, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Amroha, Balrampur, Bareilly, Meerut, and Bahraich are among the top ten Muslim-populated districts in the state. According to the draft SIR data, these ten districts also experienced an average decline of 18.75% in voter turnout, which is almost equal to the statewide figure (18.70%).

This clearly means that the average number of voters deleted from the SIR across the state is roughly the same in Muslim-majority states. Let's take a look at the number of Muslims and the number of voters deleted from the SIR in these top 10 Muslim-majority districts.

Statistics of top 10 Muslim-majority districts

1- Rampur has the highest Muslim population at 50.57%. Here, 18.29% of the voters were removed from the voter list during the SIR process. 2- Moradabad has a total Muslim voter population of 47.12%. Voter enrolment in this district has decreased by 15.76%. 3- Bijnor has a Muslim population of 43.04%, and 15.53% of the voters were removed. 4- Saharanpur has a Muslim population of 41.95%. 16.73% votes decreased in this district 5- Muslim population in Muzaffarnagar is 41.40%, 16.29% votes decreased in this district. 6- Amroha district has about 40.78% Muslim population, here in the SIR process 13.22% votes decreased. 7- Balrampur district has 37.51% population, here 25.98% votes decreased 8- Bareilly district has 34.54% Muslim population. Here 20.99% votes were deducted 9- Meerut has about 34.43% Muslim population. Here 24.65% votes were deducted in SIR. 10- Bahraich has 33.53% population, 20.44% votes decreased in this district.  

The names of the maximum number of voters deleted in these districts

Apart from the Muslim majority districts, the districts of UP which have the highestSIRNames have been deleted in the process. The capital Lucknow tops the list. Nearly 30% of votes were removed from the voter list in this district. Ghaziabad saw a 28.83% drop, Kanpur 25.50%, Meerut 24.65%, Prayagraj 24.64%, Gautam Buddha Nagar 23.98%, Agra 23.25%, Hapur 22.30%, and Shahjahanpur 21.76%  

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