Complaints have surfaced over a large number of names being deleted during the special revision of the electoral roll in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. Raising the case of 588 voters whose names were removed, a former MLA has written to the District Magistrate seeking an inquiry and necessary action. The complaint expresses apprehension that the names of nearly 25,000 voters in the district could be removed from the list.
Demand for scrutiny of the voter list
The former MLA has drawn the administration’s attention to the possibility that, if names are deleted from the electoral roll, a large number of eligible citizens could be deprived of their right to vote. He has demanded an examination of the relevant records and the re-inclusion in the list of voters whose names were wrongly removed.
Irregularities also being reported across the state
Complaints related to voter lists have emerged from several districts of Uttar Pradesh. In Rampur too, there have been allegations in some cases that voters’ names were entered in the list of another gram panchayat, while some names were deleted. Amid such cases, the issue of transparency in the voter list and safeguarding the names of eligible voters has become important. The administration’s inquiry and action on the complaint made to the District Magistrate are now awaited.
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