India, Oct. 25 -- With the 2027 Uttarakhand Assembly elections approaching, a significant decline in voter numbers across all six Assembly constituencies in Nainital district has emerged as a potential challenge for both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. The district has recorded 78,352 fewer registered voters than in the 2022 Assembly elections, with Haldwani accounting for the steepest decline of 30,705 voters. Despite the sharp reduction, incumbent Congress MLA Sumit Hridayesh has expressed no reservations about the electoral roll revision process or the Election Commission of India (ECI), instead commending the exercise. His stance has been described by some observers as an example of "Mitra Vipaksha", a term commonly used ...