Several discrepancies have surfaced in the electoral rolls for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections, with unusual entries found in voters’ names and their fathers’ details, PTI reported on Friday.
More than 14.81 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes at 2,697 polling stations across 72 districts, with 152 candidates contesting the elections. The irregularities were reported in the Allahabad-Jhansi graduates’ constituency. Because of clerical mistakes or printing errors, in response to the discrepancies, the CEO directed district authorities to ensure that no eligible voter is denied the right to vote.
Developed by the election office’s IT team in approximately four months, the platform supports voter registration, application processing, approval and rejection, duplicate-entry checks, serialisation and downloading of electoral rolls. Presiding officers were instructed to verify the necessary documents and permit eligible voters to cast their ballots.
Phrases such as “Ram ne Yadav ko maara”, “Ram ne Sharma ko maara”, “Murkh Kaali Devi” and “Takkar Maarna” reportedly appeared in the name fields, while “B.Com” was recorded as a voter’s father’s name. Polling for five graduates’ and six teachers’ constituencies is being held from 8am to 4pm on Friday.
