SIR: Over 4,000 Form-7 seek deletion of names, largely Muslim voters, across Congress, BJP seats

Bulk Form-7 applications seeking deletion of names, largely Muslim voters, have been filed across several Assembly constituencies in the State, with more than 4,000 deletions being sought, according to Form-10 statutory report, which consolidates details of Form-7 objections.

In a few cases, the applications were found to have the details of the voters “already printed”, with only the objectors’ names handwritten.

In Babaleshwar alone, 1,373 Form-7 applications were received on September 22. Of these, 1,363 were filed by just 10 people, seeking deletions largely against Muslim voters outside their own polling stations. Babaleshwar is represented by Congress Minister M.B. Patil.