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The MLA’s wife Bhanvi Singh has lodged a strong protest, writing separate letters to the Election Commission of India and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Sharing copies of voter lists from 2003 and 2025 on social media, Bhanvi Singh pointed out that her name had consistently appeared in official electoral records for over two decades. Representational pic/PTI
Uttar Pradesh is in for yet another controversy after the names of independent MLA Raja Bhaiya’s wife, Bhanvi Singh, and their two daughters were removed from the voter list of Kunda assembly constituency in Pratapgarh following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Bhanvi Singh has lodged a strong protest against the move, writing separate letters to the Election Commission of India and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking an explanation for the deletion of her name and those of her daughters. She has alleged that the decision was taken under pressure and reflects clear bias.
माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री योगी आदित्यनाथ जी/चुनाव आयोग @myogiadityanath @dmpratapgarh @ceoupआपने सार्वजनिक रूप से स्पष्ट कहा था कि “किसी भी पात्र नागरिक का नाम वोटर लिस्ट से नहीं कटेगा।”इसी भरोसे के साथ आज मैं यह खुला पत्र लिख रही हूँ, क्योंकि आपके इस कथन के बावजूद मेरा तथा मेरी… pic.twitter.com/wxJm363Wow— Bhanvi Kumari Singh Bhadri (@BhanviKumari) January 22, 2026
Sharing copies of voter lists from 2003 and 2025 on social media, Bhanvi Singh pointed out that her name had consistently appeared in official electoral records for over two decades. According to the 2025 voter list, her name was registered at serial number 8047 in Ward No. 15 under polling station 87 (Upper Primary School, Benti) in the Kunda assembly segment. The same list included names of several members of the Bhadri-Benti family between serial numbers 8041 and 8052, including Raja Uday Pratap Singh, Manjul Raje, Akshay Pratap Singh, Sanjay Singh, and Raghuraj Pratap Singh, popularly known as Raja Bhaiya.
Similarly, the 2003 voter list recorded Bhanvi Singh’s name at serial number 95 under house number 1021, along with other family members.
However, in the interim voter list published after the SIR exercise, the names of Bhanvi Singh and her daughters—Raghavi Kumari and Vijay Rajeshwari Kumari—were removed, while male members of the same household continued to remain on the rolls.
Terming the action “openly biased”, Bhanvi Singh alleged that the deletions were carried out without any prior notice or opportunity to raise objections, violating established norms of transparency and lawful verification. She stated that despite personal disputes, her social, legal, and residential ties remain firmly rooted in Benti, Kunda, where she and her daughters have always been permanent residents and registered voters.
Questioning the rationale behind the decision, she asked how women’s names could be deleted while male family members were retained. Warning that such actions erode public faith in the electoral process, she said democracy cannot be sustained if voter eligibility is determined through arbitrary or selective decisions.
The Election Commission has not yet issued an official response to the allegations.
January 24, 2026, 17:25 IST
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