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Rajesh Kumar Singh

Rajesh Kumar Singh

Rajesh Kumar Singh is Assistant Editor, Hindustan Times at the political bureau in Lucknow. Along with covering politics, he covers government departments. He also travels to write human interest and investigative stories.

Articles by Rajesh Kumar Singh

BJP activates its OBC allies to regain lost ground in Purvanchal

SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar addressing a public meeting in Azamgarh. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 2, 2026 03:34 IST

Chirag Paswan’s party fine-tuning P3 formula for Uttar Pradesh foray

Chirag Paswan (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 02:12 IST

Amid early UP assembly poll buzz, Rajya Sabha, Legislative Council elections also in focus

In the 403-member UP assembly, the BJP and its allies have 290 MLAs, the SP has 102 MLAs, the Congress two, the BSP has one, and the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik has two MLAs. Three MLAs are unattached. Rajya Sabha members are chosen by elected members of the state assembly. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Updated on Jun 18, 2026 02:40 IST

Surprise visit to Mayawati’s house by 2 Congress leaders sparks UP alliance buzz

BSP state president Vishwanath Pal said he had no knowledge about the visit. (X/VoiceOfBahujans)

Updated on May 20, 2026 12:09 IST

From assets to amenities: Make your answers count as Census 2027 begins in Uttar Pradesh today

During the house-listing and housing census process, enumerators will visit houses with 33 questions. The government has already notified the questions in January 2026. (REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE)

Updated on May 7, 2026 02:24 IST

Tapped but dry: Tale of hope and despair flows through Bundelkhand

An elderly woman draws water from a well in Khinariya village of Mahoba district, where a pipeline has been laid under the Har Ghar Jal scheme but water supply has yet to begin (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 22:46 IST

At 8.4 million, SIR in UP sees highest addition of voters from draft rolls

Document verification in process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Prayagraj.

Updated on Apr 11, 2026 01:42 IST

SIR: From draft rolls to final list, over 8.4 million voters added in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa at a press conference in Lucknow on Friday. (PTI PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 11, 2026 01:14 IST

Will new SIR numbers affect political calculus in urban hubs, key regions in Uttar Pradesh?

The deletion of duplicate, deceased and shifted voters, addition of new names as well as migration of a large number of voters from urban hubs to rural areas has led to demographic changes in several constituencies. (REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE)

Updated on Apr 11, 2026 01:08 IST

Special intensive revision: Final rolls on Friday likely to set 2027 pitch, reshape contests

The SIR exercise was announced on October 27 and commenced on November 4. (For representation only)

Updated on Apr 8, 2026 22:50 IST

Sanjay Nishad sounds poll bugle from Gorakhpur, demands SC status for community

Sanjay Nishad (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 24:08 IST

Eyeing social engineering revival, Mayawati plays Brahmin card

Social engineering propelled the BSP to form a majority government in 2007 but the party’s Brahmin vote shifted to the BJP in the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 01:36 IST

SIR: After draft poll rolls, 5.44 million file Form 6, seek inclusion in voter list in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa at a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday. (HT)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 02:54 IST

Nine years of my govt have heralded new awakening in Uttar Pradesh, says Yogi Adityanath

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on Friday. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 02:34 IST

Confident Yogi highlights post-2017 transformation from ‘policy paralysis’ to ‘unlimited potential’

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and finance minister Suresh Khanna at a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2026 03:54 IST

15.5 million vs 13.4 million: Names of more women than men deleted in Uttar Pradesh draft electoral rolls

The total number of deleted names stands at 28.9 million (2.89 crore) across the state. (PICTURE FOR REPRESENTATION)

Updated on Jan 18, 2026 01:50 IST

Guess who has a housing problem? It’s UP PCS Association

In November last year, the estate department sent a letter to the UPPCSA president, informing him that a house was allotted to the association in Dalibagh locality in 2012. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Updated on Jan 8, 2026 02:52 IST

UP SIR: 28.9 million names deleted from draft roll

UP chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa addresses a press conference in Lucknow regarding the draft publication of the electoral rolls under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 7, 2026 24:54 IST

UP SIR: 28.9 million names deleted from draft roll, highest among big states

In all, for this round of the SIR that spanned 510 million people across 12 states and Union Territories, around 66 million names might be dropped from the rolls. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 7, 2026 03:36 IST

SIR process for UP extended again, draft rolls out on Jan 6

Under the earlier schedule, the draft electoral roll was to be published on December 31. (Pic for representation)

Updated on Dec 31, 2025 24:16 IST

29.6 million marked for deletion from UP poll rolls, most from urban areas

29.6 million marked for deletion from UP poll rolls, most from urban areas

Updated on Dec 19, 2025 01:14 IST

Lucknow faces urban challenge, 30-39% city voters uncollectible, sizeable deletions loom

Overall, data shows that 30% of the voters are uncollectible in nine assembly constituencies of the Lucknow districts. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 01:40 IST

15.44 crore voters, 1.62L BLOs: UP all set for special intensive revision of electoral rolls

The ECI has made it clear that if the name of a person is already on the old roll, mostly from 2003, then that person need not prove anything else to stay on the rolls; (File Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2025 21:54 IST

Keeping options open? Azam Khan praises Mayawati days after meeting Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has said BSP chief Mayawati is a mass leader and he respects her a lot. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 11, 2025 02:18 IST

Mayawati targets SP, praises BJP govt for memorial upkeep

BSP chief Mayawati at a rally in Lucknow on Thursday. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 24:52 IST

BSP’s Oct 9 rally: Maya looks to get back to winning ways in UP

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. (HT file)

Updated on Oct 7, 2025 23:44 IST

2027 assembly polls: Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer completes preparations for SIR

Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Sep 25, 2025 01:38 IST

Speculation about Azam joining BSP may be ‘more noise than substance’

Azam Khan came out of jail on Tuesday after the Allahabad high court granted him bail in the Quality Bar land encroachment case of Rampur district on September 18. (ANI)

Updated on Sep 23, 2025 22:42 IST

Uttar Pradesh-based parties set to launch Bihar assembly poll campaign

BSP national convenor Akash Anand will launch the party’s campaign in Bihar. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Sep 9, 2025 01:36 IST

Yogi showcases his governance model, makes 2027 poll pitch

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the state assembly during the fourth day of the Monsoon session in Lucknow on Thursday. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 01:32 IST

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