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UP Voter List: Akhilesh Yadav begins PDA Prahari campaign for 2027 assembly elections
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News18•17-10-2026, 17:35
UP Voter List: Akhilesh Yadav begins PDA Prahari campaign for 2027 assembly elections
- •The Election Commission is running a special voter registration campaign from October 17 to October 24, 2026, ahead of the UP Elections 2027.
- •Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has deployed PDA Prahari on the ground to ensure eligible voters are added and fake names are removed.
- •SP is targeting to secure 27,000 additional votes in every assembly seat, addressing the margins from the 2022 elections.
- •Party workers are actively verifying voter lists obtained from Booth Level Officers at the booth level under the leadership of Deepak Ranjan Srivastava.
Key Questions Answered
The Election Commission is running a special voter registration campaign from October 17, 2026, to October 24, 2026. Its main purpose is to include eligible citizens and first-time young voters in the voter list.
The Samajwadi Party is focusing on gathering 27,000 additional votes in every assembly seat because it lost 141 seats by a margin of less than 27,000 votes during the 2022 elections.
The 'PDA Prahari' campaign is being led by Samajwadi Party spokesperson Deepak Ranjan Srivastava. Party workers are actively checking voter lists at the booth level to verify names and prevent fake entries.
