What happened: Congress alleges bulk Form 7 voter-name deletions in Uttarakhand SIR
Congress alleged that the Election Commission is accepting and processing unverifiable bulk Form 7 objections during Uttarakhand’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Congress stated that these objections are intended to delete voters’ names from the electoral roll.
Congress said certain individuals filed thousands of Form 7 objections. Congress’s delegation submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission and met Uttarakhand’s Chief Electoral Officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam to raise concerns about Form 7 handling during the SIR period. Uttarakhand’s Chief Electoral Officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam stated that the allegations will be looked into.
Form 7 explained: objection and deletion requests during electoral roll management
Form 7 is used to object to a name on the electoral roll or to request deletion of a voter’s name due to reasons such as death, migration, or ineligibility. The process described requires booth-level officers or electoral registration officers to inquire into each Form 7 application and issue notices before acting on it.
Congress’s scale-related claims about individual filings
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