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UP CEO orders action on 10,470 Pilibhit roll errors
The Hindu·
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa ordered legal and departmental action after Pilibhit Assembly EPIC searches showed other voters' details. An inquiry found a computer operator entered 13,779 Form 8 updates from May 31 to August 29 without office forms on file. Ten thousand four hundred seventy approved entries showed discrepancies. The operator faces termination and Section 32 proceedings.
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What It Means For You
- Voters in constituency 127 Pilibhit may need roll checks as discrepancies are corrected.
- Congress alleged 13,150 name changes while EPIC numbers stayed the same.
- District officials must review Form 6 and Form 7 filings through October 21 within one day.
What's Happening
- The state election commission announced legal steps against current and former Pilibhit officials.
- 4,717 Form 8 entries came between July 16 and 9,062 from July 17 to August 29.
- The Election Commission of India directed action under the Representation of the People Act.
Section 32 and roll fixes
- Approved Form 8 corrections lacked physical records in the registration centre.
- 3,309 Form 8 applications were rejected while 10,470 approvals showed errors.
- Assistant election registration officers face a separate investigation order.
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