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Election Commission hits back at Congress leader Aradhana Mishra over voter list revision allegations
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News18•11-10-2026, 05:43
Election Commission hits back at Congress leader Aradhana Mishra over voter list revision allegations
- •UP Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa termed the allegations made by UP Congress State President Aradhana Mishra Mona as misleading and baseless.
- •According to the Election Commission, 85,854 Form-7s were generated specifically for the process of removing ineligible voters during SIR 2026.
- •In Tarabganj and Pilibhit constituencies, instances of a single person filling multiple Form-7s were caught, and all such forms were canceled.
- •The Election Commission stated that the entire voter list revision process was conducted transparently following all statutory rules and guidelines.
Key Questions Answered
According to Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, 85,854 Form-7s were generated during the suo motu verification process to remove the names of voters found ineligible after examining documents and notices due to non-mapping and logical discrepancies.
UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa stated that Form-7s filled by a single person to delete multiple voters' names in the Tarabganj and Pilibhit assembly constituencies were canceled, noting 198 cases where a single person attempted to delete 4,740 voters.
The Election Commission stated that questions were emailed on October 8, 2026, demanding a reply within three hours, and news was published the next morning without giving adequate time or waiting for a reply, solely to tarnish the commission's image.
