Over 95,000 of 1.73 Lakh Form-7 Deletion Requests in Uttarakhand SIR Marked 'Ineligible'
More than half of nearly 1.73 lakh Form-7 applications filed during Uttarakhand's electoral roll revision have been marked ineligible, the Chief Electoral Officer's office says.
Current Summary
According to a September 24 Indian Express report, the Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer's office said over 95,000 of the nearly 1.73 lakh Form-7 applications filed during the state's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls fall in the 'ineligible' category. The CEO's office said this category covers voters who either did not furnish documents sought during verification or did not appear for a hearing themselves or through a family member, prompting the Electoral Registration Officer or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer to mark them ineligible, which automatically generates a Form 7 for deletion. The clarification follows reports that more than 85 percent of an earlier count of 1,30,382 Form-7 applications came from four districts — Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradun and Nainital — raising questions about the geographic concentration of deletion requests. The BJP has attributed the pattern chiefly to population movement and migration, while the Congress has questioned it.
What We Know
- More than 95,000 of nearly 1.73 lakh Form-7 applications in Uttarakhand's SIR have been marked 'ineligible' by the CEO's office.
- 'Ineligible' voters are those who did not submit required documents or did not appear for a hearing during verification.
- Over 85% of an earlier count of 1,30,382 Form-7 applications came from Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradun and Nainital districts.
- The BJP attributes the concentration to population movement and migration; the Congress has questioned this explanation.
What Is Still Unclear
- The specific reasons behind the geographic concentration of deletion requests in these four districts.
- How many of the flagged voters will ultimately be removed from the rolls versus reinstated after further verification.
What Changed
- 24 Sept, 04:01 pmSignal detected: Over 95,000 of 1.73 Lakh Form-7 Deletion Requests in Uttarakhand SIR Marked 'Ineligible'