ECI Orders Action over Bogus Form 7s in T’gana, Says CEO
The CEO said bulk Form 7 filings must be probed before action, after complaints that false applications could delete eligible voters.
- On Monday, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy directed District Election Officers to initiate action against applicants filing false declarations in Forms 6, 6A, 7, and 8, citing bulk Form-7 applications submitted to Electoral Registration Officers.
- This directive follows allegations by the Telangana Congress and Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM that BJP activists are filing bulk Form-7 applications to remove Muslim voters from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision.
- Specifically in Musheerabad, the Telangana Congress alleged a BJP Booth Level Agent filed Form-7 applications against 30 electors; the CEO mandated inquiries under Rule 20 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 before action.
- State BJP president N Ramchander Rao rejected the allegations, stating no Booth Level Agents submitted such applications, while the Election Commission faces separate scrutiny over Form-6 modifications and internal commissioner objections.
- The Supreme Court clarified Monday that it did not approve modified Form-6 versions used during the Special Intensive Revision; Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stated the bench would examine records to identify who authorized the changes.
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ECI orders action over bogus Form 7s in T’gana, says CEO
The Election Commission of India on Monday asked the Telangana state government authorities concerned to “take appropriate action” against individuals who submitted Form 7s to falsely delete eligible voters from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
T'gana CEO orders action against false voter enrolment
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) Telangana CEO C Sudharshan Reddy on Monday asked DEOs in the state to take action against applicants who knowingly made false statements or declarations in writing in Form-6, 6A, 7 and 8, as per the rules. In a communication to the District Election Officers (DEOs), he said the CEO’s office noted […]
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According to an official statement, the CEO's office has received information about instances of bulk applications being filed in Form 7 before Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), with allegations that some of these applications are not genuine.
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