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UP flags 158 errors in 14,81,310 council voter entries
The Hindu·
Uttar Pradesh's chief electoral officer said 158 of 14,81,310 Legislative Council voter entries carried errors after first-time online registration. Polls for five graduate and six teachers constituencies ran on October 23 across more than 30 districts. Officials blamed Hindi transliteration software and careless typing mistakes. The Election Commission sought an explanation from the divisional commissioner.
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What It Means For You
- Graduate and teacher voters in 11 council seats should verify roll entries if they registered online.
- Future online enrollees may face delays if officials tighten transliteration checks after 158 flagged rows.
- Social media users sharing odd voter names should note officials called most errors typing or software glitches.
What's Happening
- Legislative Council polls for five graduate and six teachers seats ran on October 23.
- The CEO said 158 of 14,81,310 entries showed strange names or relations.
- Software meant to transliterate English names into Hindi produced literal translations instead.
First online council rolls in UP
- This was the first online registration window for council voter lists in Uttar Pradesh.
- The divisional commissioner serves as electoral registration officer for the lists.
- Polling spanned more than 30 districts across the listed constituencies.
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