ASDD bulk deletions effected by ECI without due procedure through autogenerated Form-7s signed by EROs
The Election Commission of India is facing scrutiny for the bulk deletion of millions of voters from electoral rolls using auto-generated Form-7s. Reports suggest these deletions occurred without following the prescribed legal procedures or providing proper notice to the affected citizens.
Why it matters
The integrity of the electoral process is fundamental to democracy; unauthorized mass deletions raise significant concerns about voter disenfranchisement.
ASDD bulk deletions effected by ECI without due procedure through autogenerated Form-7s signed by EROs left Image used for representation purpose only. https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/77z3zt/article71591100.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Form7.jpg Form-7s were auto-generated for lakhs of voters, with ERO in place of the objector. Deletions were effected without notice period HYDERABAD The Election Commission of India (ECI) and its local functionaries may have been the biggest bulk deleter of voters in Telangana and elsewhere in the country without adhering to prescribed procedure as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR). Amid bulk filing, ECI sets limit on Form 7 submissions storyline 1 Lakhs of voters who were bunched under the ‘Absent, Shifted, Dead, and Duplicate’ (ASDD) categories, were deleted by the respective Electoral Registration Officers on behalf of the ECI without following the procedure laid out in the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
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