Congress Cites The Hindu Article to Allege SIR Is Leading to Deletion of Genuine Voters

Congress cites The Hindu article to allege SIR is leading to deletion of genuine voters

Jairam Ramesh also alleges that 85,854 pre-filled copies of Form 7, used to raise objections to voter entries, were generated through the ERONet software after the deadline for claims and objections had expired

UP CEO shreds Reporters' Collective's 'Mass voter Deletion' claims

UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa has rejected allegations of mass voter deletions during the SIR exercise, asserting that disputed Form 7 entries were generated after due verification and formal orders.

In UP SIR, ECI Software Auto-generated 85,854 Forms to Delete Voters Without a Reason

These deletion forms were signed off by ECI officials. The law mandates that people should know the reason for their deletion.

India Voter Deletion Controversy: 85,854 Deletion Forms Generated Without Reasons

India's voter verification exercise has come under fresh scrutiny after an investigation revealed that election officials in Uttar Pradesh were associated with 85,854 voter deletion forms that did not specify reasons for removing names from electoral rolls. Published on October 9, 2026, by The Reporters' Collective, the investigation examined data from the state's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. It found that the Election Co…

UP SIR: Did ECI software auto-generate 85,854 deletion forms?

Reporters’ Collective says software generated deletion requests bearing officials’ digital signatures, with most lacking reasons