UP CEO Probes Bizarre Voter List Names, Says Action Will Be Taken over Forged Slips
Navdeep Rinwa said transliteration software and human error caused the mistakes, rejecting allegations of caste bias in voter slips.
- On Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa acknowledged bizarre entries in state voter lists, denying caste bias allegations and attributing errors to software translation mistakes during the recent Legislative Council election process.
- Rinwa explained last week that software glitches caused the errors by translating names instead of transliterating them, resulting in bizarre-looking entries like 'Ramhit Yadav' becoming 'Ram ne Yadav ko Maara'.
- Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh questioned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding erroneous entries, alleging the software showed specific caste bias against Yadavs in the voter slip errors.
- Responding on X, Rinwa sarcastically rejected discrimination claims, stating 'no caste discrimination took place,' while warning that authorities are investigating viral forged voter slips circulating on social media.
- Counting of votes for 11 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats is scheduled for October 27, while officials are currently scrutinizing all Forms 6, 7, and 8 to prevent future electoral roll errors.
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UP CEO probes bizarre voter list names, says action will be taken over forged slips
Uttar Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer has acknowledged unusual names appearing in the state's voter list. Issues arose during the recent MLC elections, prompting scrutiny over the reasons behind these bizarre entries. Allegations of caste discrimination emerged, particularly from Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh. In response, the CEO clarified that the names do not reflect any caste bias.
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