Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the main election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of the protection of those who “destroyed democracy” and quoted data from the election district of the Assembly in Karnataka to claim that the voices of Congress supporters were systematically removed before the elections.
Rahul Gandhi quoted the details of alleged attempts to eliminate votes from Karnataka’s Aland Constituration during public opinion surveys. He also introduced an example of the Maharashtra Rajura constituent, claiming that voters were added fraudulent by automated software.
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“The same system is doing it. It does it in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryan, Uttar Pradesh did it, and we have evidence,” said the opposition leader in Lok Sabha.
The Indian Election Commission responded by a five -point refuted that denied the accusation of Rahula Gandhi. The vote panel stated that no voting was erased on an online “as incorrectly considered Rahul Gandhi”. Portals and applications allow you to serve applications, which then undergo checks.
In his point number 4, however, the survey panel admitted that in 2023 in 2023 “unsuccessful attempts made to erase voters in the Aland election district”.
Names can only be removed through applications 7, checking, verification of ground officers at the stand level and the final order of the election official (ERO).
“In 2023, some unsuccessful attempts to erase voters in the Aland Assembly election district were made and the company was filed with the very power to explore the matter,” the survey panel said.
Explained the process of erase
What is the process of erasing voters? Deleting voters in India is a multi -stage, legally defined process according to the 1950s Act and the registration of the 1960 voters.
Names can only be removed through applications 7, checking, verification of ground officers at the stand level and the final order of the election official (ERO). Both the voter and the applicant have the right to be heard before the approval of any removal
Form 7
If you want to start the process of erase, you need to fill in and send a form to the 7 election registration clerk (ERO). This form can also be filled in online on the website of the Indian Election Commission. This form can be used by voters to remove their names or someone else’s name from the voter list. You will need key data such as selector name, selector number, reason for searching and your own details and signature of the applicant.
After presenting a local officer at the stand level (BLO), he will issue a confirmation.
Reasons to remove the name
The application for removal needs a valid reason. The valid reasons for removing names from the voter list include 1) the death of the voter or 2) has permanently moved to another election district or 3) is not found at the registered address or 4) was specified twice or 5) is not an Indian citizen.
The Election Commission shall pre -examine the application before erase.
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After submitting and reviewing Form 7, the voting panel issues the voter notification and sets the date, time and place of hearing.
The official at the stand level visits the address of the voter to check whether the voter still lives, died, or whether the record is duplicate.
The applicant who was looking for deletion, the voter whose name is asked are the right to be heard. EC officials may apply for documents before the decision, require a personal appearance and even record a statement under the oath.
ERO rejects or receives an application
Finally, the vote panel, ERO or an official for registration of electoral registration in this case, issues an order either to refuse or accept the application. Deleted voters will not be reflected in the next voters.
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If the voter finds that her name has been incorrectly removed, the order may be attacked and the application must submit form 6 with proof of stay and identity. False statements made in Application for Form 7 may be punished under Section 31 of the 1950s of the Act on the 1950s.
What happened in Alan in 2023
According to the EC, in 2023 there were attempts to erase voters in the Aland Assembly seat. In February 2023, the case appeared on the bright road, when the leader of the Congress and then Aland candidate BR was alerted to several applications for voters in his election district, without knowing voters. Patil, filed a complaint on the vote panel.
“One of the officers at the stand level (BLOS) received a request for form 7 to delete his brother’s vote when he did not even ask for. Her brother was my supporter. The request was submitted on behalf of another voter in the same village.
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