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Telangana CEO Orders Action Over Form 7 Misuse
Telangana is checking its voter lists.
A form called Form 7 can be used to ask for a voter’s name to be removed.
Officials heard that some people may have sent many of these forms at once.
They were concerned that the forms might not be genuine and could target people who are allowed to vote.
Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy asked government officials to take appropriate action against people who submitted false forms.
The order went to officials in Hyderabad and districts across Telangana.
The reported applications came up during an ongoing review of voter lists.
The memo does not say what action has already been taken.
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy ordered officials to act against people who allegedly filed false Form 7 applications.
The applications were reportedly submitted in bulk to electoral registration officers.
The alleged purpose was to remove eligible voters from electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision.
The order was sent to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Hyderabad’s District Education Officer, and district collectors and education officers.
The memo said the office had received reports that some bulk Form 7 applications were not genuine.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy and the officials directed to act on the reported misuse.
- What
- An order asked officials to take appropriate action against people who allegedly filed non-genuine Form 7 applications in bulk to remove eligible voters.
- Where
- Telangana, including Hyderabad.
- When
- The order was issued on Monday during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision; the article does not specify the date of the order.
- Why
- The CEO’s office said it had received reports of bulk Form 7 applications that were allegedly not genuine and could falsely remove eligible voters.
Key facts
- Issuing official
- Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy
- Form mentioned
- Form 7
- Process underway
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Recipients
- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Hyderabad District Education Officer, and district collectors and education officers across Telangana
- Reported concern
- Bulk applications alleged to be non-genuine and aimed at deleting eligible voters
- Memo timing
- Issued on Monday; no calendar date is specified in the article
Quotes
C Sudarshan Reddy
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer; the statement appears in his office’s memo.
“It has come to the notice of this office that there have been instances of filing bulk applications in Form 7 before the EROs (electoral registration officers) and it is also alleged that such forms are not genuine.”
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