On UP voter list: Ram Ne Yadav Ko Mara, s/o Murkh Chandra Yadav
Bizarre and offensive names were discovered in the Uttar Pradesh electoral rolls for Legislative Council polls, prompting questions about the accuracy of the new digital registration system. Officials claim these errors represent less than 0.01% of the total electorate and are working to rectify them.
Why it matters
The incident raises concerns regarding the integrity and verification processes of digital governance systems in large-scale democratic elections.
LUCKNOW: From a voter named 'Ram Ne Yadav Ko Mara', with 'Murkh Chandra Yadav' recorded as the father, to 'B Com' and 'Ram Ne Sharma Ko Mara' listed as the fathers of two other electors, bizarre entries in the electoral rolls for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls have raised questions over the accuracy and verification of voter records.As controversy erupted over such entries in Allahabad-Jhansi Graduates' constituency, UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa Thursday said fewer than 150 voters had been identified with incorrectly printed names or parental details among 14.8 lakh registered electors, accounting for less than 0.01% of the electorate.
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