39.6 lakh voters deleted in MP through SIR:CM and other ministers fail to secure even one-third forms; higher deletions on 10 seats, BJP had won 8

MP government ministers are concerned as electoral prospects continue to be affected. The initial shock of voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has now been compounded by the failure to restore deleted names. Recent figures from the Election Commission’s Form-6, 7 and 8 process have heightened worries within the government and party organisation. Data up to 16 January shows that, compared with the number of voters removed from ministers’ constituencies, fewer than one-third of applications have been received to add voters back. Only 17% of deleted voters apply for restoration On the Ujjain South seat, from which Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav won, only 17% of the deleted voters have applied for restoration. Similarly, on Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla’s Rewa seat, the ratio stands at just 16.9%. In Indore-1, represented by Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, the figure is only 11.4%. State organisation deeply concerned The situation is no different for other ministers, which is why the state organisation remains deeply concerned and is monitoring the matter continuously. There is another reason for the BJP’s anxiety. The voting equations have shifted in booths previously considered secure. Booths labelled ‘A’ have slipped to ‘B’, and ‘B’ booths have dropped to ‘C’ and ‘D’. More women’s votes deleted than men; opposition also hit by voter removals Margin of victory-defeat equal to SIR on many seats 5 seats with highest number of voters 5 seats where BJP won with highest margin 5 seats where BJP lost by biggest margin Fewer voter additions in constituencies where BJP suffered large defeats