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Uttar Pradesh CEO Rejects Claims Over 16.18 Lakh Voter Forms
Uttar Pradesh officials are updating the voter list.
A media report questioned 16.18 lakh forms collected for adding voters.
The state’s Chief Electoral Officer said the forms were gathered during home visits.
The visits took place from October 27, 2025, to January 6, 2026.
The forms were for eligible people who were not on the earlier voter list, the CEO said.
The CEO said the update followed election laws and instructions.
The office also said names received after the draft list came out were handled through the claims process.
It denied that applications should be accepted at any particular percentage.
The report’s allegations and the CEO’s explanation differ.
Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer denied media allegations of irregularities involving 16.18 lakh Form-6 applications during the Special Intensive Revision.
The CEO said the forms were collected by booth-level officers during house-to-house visits from October 27, 2025, to January 6, 2026.
The applications were collected from eligible people whose names did not appear on the electoral roll when the revision began, the CEO said.
The CEO said only applications received after the draft roll was published on January 6 were included in the claims list, which was displayed online.
The CEO rejected claims that a set percentage should be accepted, saying each Form-6 application is assessed through due process.
- Who
- The Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh and the media report alleging irregularities.
- What
- The CEO denied allegations concerning 16.18 lakh Form-6 applications collected during the Special Intensive Revision.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- When
- The forms were collected from October 27, 2025, to January 6, 2026; the CEO issued the clarification in a post on X.
- Why
- The CEO said the clarification addressed allegations about how the voter applications were collected, published, and processed.
Media report's allegations
Uttar Pradesh CEO's response
Collection of 16.18 lakh applications
Media report's allegations
The report characterized the voter additions as mysterious and alleged irregularities.
Uttar Pradesh CEO's response
The CEO said the figure referred to Form-6 applications collected during the scheduled house-to-house enumeration.
Publication of applicants' names
Media report's allegations
The report alleged that applicants' names were hidden or not published.
Uttar Pradesh CEO's response
The CEO said applications received after the draft roll's publication were included in the claims list and displayed on the CEO's website.
Acceptance of applications
Media report's allegations
The report questioned the acceptance of Form-6 applications by reference to an assumed percentage.
Uttar Pradesh CEO's response
The CEO said there is no fixed percentage or formula and that applications are accepted after due process.
Key facts
- Forms cited
- 16.18 lakh Form-6 applications
- Collection period
- October 27, 2025, to January 6, 2026
- Collection method
- House-to-house visits by booth-level officers during the enumeration phase
- Draft roll publication
- January 6, 2026
- Relevant laws cited
- Representation of the People Act, 1950, and Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
- CEO's position
- The revision was transparent and followed applicable laws, rules, and Election Commission of India instructions.
- Form-6 acceptance
- The CEO said applications are decided through due process, not according to a fixed acceptance percentage.
Quotes
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer
The state’s chief electoral official, who issued the SIR clarification on X.
“The allegations levelled in the report are not correct as these are based on faulty assumptions and are therefore categorically denied.”
rediff.com
“There is no formula or logic for the acceptance of forms to adhere to a particular percentage.”
rediff.com
Sources
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