More skeletons have started tumbling out of the cupboard of Uttar Pradesh electoral system. After Pilibhit saw 13,150 names altered, strange entries appeared in Jhansi’s voter list. The UP-CEO office suspended officials and sought a report. They said, "No forms or records related to any of these entries were found."
More skeletons have started tumbling out of the cupboard of Uttar Pradesh electoral system: Reports
NEW DELHI: More skeletons have started tumbling out of the cupboard of Uttar Pradesh electoral system. A day after the chief electoral officer of UP suspended two Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and a Computer Assistant of voter registration centre in Pilibhit for tampering with voter list, voter cards with strange entries as names have been found in Jhansi's Legislative Council (MLC) voter list."Ram ne Yadav ko maara", "Takkar Maarna", "Narendra Yadav s/o Bcom", Ravi Sharma s/o "Ram ney Sharma ko Maraa", Murakh Kali Devi. The UP-CEO office has now sought a report on this goof up.
On Wednesday, the UP-CEO office accepted that 13,150 names were altered in Pilibhit and suspended concerned officials. On Thursday, UP CEO office said while legal action has been initiated against the two EROs, the computer operator has been terminated from services.
"A detailed investigation report has been received from the District Election Officer, Pilibhit, regarding the complaint concerning the display of details of another voter against the EPIC number of voters listed in the electoral roll of Assembly Constituency 127-Pilibhit. According to the investigation report received, a total of 13,779 Form-8 entries were made by the computer operator at the Voter Registration Centre of Assembly Constituency 127-Pilibhit for amendments to voter details between 31.05.2026 and 29.08.2026. Of these, a total of 4,717
forms were entered up to 16.07.2026, while the remaining 9,062 forms were entered between 17.07.2026 and 29.08.2026. No forms or records related to any of these entries were found available in the office," UP CEO office said.
It added that out of these 13,779 Form-8s, a total of 10,470 forms were approved and 3,309 forms were rejected. Thus, irregularities were found in 10,470 entries."Holding the Computer Assistant at the Voter Registration Centre of 127-Pilibhit, who is responsible for the irregularities in the entries, as well as the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) deployed in Assembly Constituency 127-Pilibhit up to 16.07.2026 and from 17.07.2026 to 29.08.2026, guilty in this case, instructions have been issued to initiate legal action against them...
The District Election Officer, Pilibhit, has been directed to conduct a thorough investigation of all Form-6 entries made by the Computer Assistant for adding names to the electoral roll, and all Form-7 entries for deletion of names, from the end of the Special Intensive Revision-2026 (dated 10.04.2026) up to 21.10.2026, and to provide a detailed report within one day. Additionally, the process of correcting all entries related to Form-8 in which irregularities have been found, in accordance with the rules and standards, is underway, the UP CEO office said.