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Uttarakhand Final Voter Roll Lists 9.31 Lakh Deletions
Uttarakhand checked and updated its list of voters.
The state’s chief election officer said more than 9.31 lakh names were removed.
The final list, published on October 3, has about 71.59 lakh voters.
About 1.30 lakh names were added during the process.
People who are eligible but missing can apply to be added using Form 6.
Congress leaders say some genuine voters were wrongly taken off the list.
One leader also alleged that people’s details were used on Form 7 without their permission.
The articles give different figures for the roll at some stages, so those totals do not all match.
Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam said 9,31,685 voters were removed during the special intensive revision.
The final roll published on October 3 contains 71,58,949 voters, including 1,29,872 names added during the revision.
The state had 79,60,762 voters when the revision began on June 8; the draft roll published July 14 listed 71,33,785.
Purushottam said objections were accepted until August 13 and eligible people omitted from the roll can apply using Form 6.
Congress leaders alleged that genuine voters were wrongly removed and that Form 7 was misused to seek deletions.
- Who
- Uttarakhand’s Chief Electoral Officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam announced the final roll; Congress leaders raised objections.
- What
- The state published a revised voter roll after removing 9,31,685 names and adding 1,29,872.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, India.
- When
- The revision began on June 8; the final roll was published on October 3. The article does not state the year.
- Why
- The special intensive revision was conducted to update the electoral rolls.
Election officials
Congress leaders
Removal of voters
Election officials
Chief Electoral Officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam reported the number of deletions and said eligible citizens left out can apply for inclusion using Form 6.
Congress leaders
Congress leaders alleged that genuine voters, including party supporters, were wrongly removed from the roll.
Use of Form 7
Election officials
The article reports the revision process and figures but includes no response from election officials to the Form 7 allegation.
Congress leaders
Amendra Bisht alleged that Form 7 was used fraudulently, including in cases where people said they had not submitted the form and had no connection with Uttarakhand.
Key facts
- Voters at start of revision
- 79,60,762
- Names removed
- 9,31,685
- Names added
- 1,29,872
- Final roll
- 71,58,949 voters, published October 3
- Draft roll
- 71,33,785 names, published July 14
- Form 6
- Eligible citizens omitted from the roll can apply for inclusion.
- Form 7 allegation
- Congress secretary Amendra Bisht alleged that forms seeking voter deletions were submitted using people’s details without their knowledge.
Quotes
B.V.R.C. Purushottam
Chief electoral officer of Uttarakhand.
“These people belonged to Bareilly and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. They told me over the phone that they neither filled Form 7 nor have any connection with Uttarakhand. This means some people fraudulently excluded genuine voters,”
telegraphindia.com
“Objections were invited till August 13, and the final list of 71,58,949 voters was published today (October 3),”
telegraphindia.com
Ganesh Godiyal
President of the Uttarakhand Congress.
“The Election Commission has removed many genuine names and added many fake ones.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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