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10,470 Pilibhit voter Form 8 entries ruled irregular
The Indian Express·
Uttar Pradesh election officials said a computer assistant entered 13,779 Form 8 corrections in Pilibhit between May 31 and August 29 without physical records. Of those, 10,470 approved corrections showed irregularities, the CEO statement said. An FIR targets three officials after advocate Faizan Ali Khan found other names on his EPIC check, including Raees Ali listed against his number.
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What It Means For You
- Pilibhit voters checking EPIC numbers online may see mismatched names until rolls are fixed.
- Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are months away after the April 10 final roll.
- The CEO ordered scrutiny of all Form 6 and Form 7 entries from April 10 to October 21.
What's Happening
- CEO Navdeep Rinwa acted on Samajwadi Party and local complaints about Pilibhit rolls.
- Departmental proceedings were ordered against two EROs and inquiries into assistant officers.
- Congress volunteers reported 13,150 booth-level discrepancies across the Pilibhit segment.
Form 8 correction process
- Form 8 applications update voter details after the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- Khan alleged fictitious names appeared after he verified documents with authorities.
- Opposition parties said many altered entries involved Muslim voters in the segment.
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