‘A crime’: UP CEO on 10,470 voter records altered after SIR final Roll in Pilibhit
Uttar Pradesh election officials have filed an FIR against two electoral registration officers and a computer operator for the unauthorized alteration of over 10,000 voter records. The CEO described the incident as a deliberate criminal act rather than a technical error.
Why it matters
The case underscores vulnerabilities in digital electoral management systems and the potential for insider manipulation of democratic processes.
LUCKNOW: “This is not an error or negligence. This is a crime. It was done deliberately,” Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa told TOI, as an FIR was registered against two electoral registration officers (EROs) and a computer operator for allegedly manipulating 10,470 voter records in Pilibhit after the final electoral roll was published on April 10 following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).The FIR, registered at Kotwali police station on October 22, names Mayank Goswami, then SDM Amaria and ERO; Hemant Kumar, then SDM and ERO; and Anil Kumar, computer assistant (VRC operator).They have been booked under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and Section 201 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.According to the FIR lodged by assistant district election officer Krishna Kumar Kashyap, 13,779 Form-8 applications were entered between May 31 and August 29, 2026, months after the April 10 SIR final…
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