UP orders scrutiny of voter forms after roll irregularities

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa has ordered scrutiny of Forms 6, 7 and 8 entered by computer assistants since the Special Intensive Revision ended on April 10, following reported irregularities in Pilibhit and Azamgarh. The review will cover entries across the state ahead of the next Special Summary Revision, and officials have been warned they may face action if irregularities are found. The directions also bar computer assistants from entering voter applications submitted on paper. Booth-level officers must digitise those forms using the BLO App, while the originals are to be preserved securely. Electoral Registration Officers have been told to review pending Forms 6, 7 and 8 daily and process them according to the rules. The three forms cover different changes to electoral rolls. Form 6 is used to add a name, Form 7 to object to an inclusion or request deletion, and Form 8 to correct or update voter details. The order requires scrutiny of applications entered by computer assistants after the SIR concluded, rather than declaring all such applications invalid. In Pilibhit Sadar, Rinwa said irregularities were found in 10,470 electoral-roll entries. A...