The General Director of the UP orders the officials to keep the voter lists accurate, error-free and up-to-date

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Friday (Oct 30, 2026) directed the officials to have accurate, error-free and up-to-date maintenance of electoral rolls, adding that if errors in electoral rolls or laxity in supervision are found in any constituency, the responsibility of the concerned electoral division (DEO) will be rectified.

“The Chief Electoral Officer has directed that all electoral roll related work is presently done through ECI Net; therefore, each District Electoral Officer must log in personally on a daily basis through his DEO credentials and regularly check the electoral roll related work while ensuring effective use of all the checking facilities available on ECI Net. The responsibility of the concerned District Electoral Officer will be determined Based on the facts of the case, appropriate consideration will be given measures,” said an official statement from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), UP.

The Chief Electoral Officer also directed that the receipt of Forms 6, 6A, 7 and 8, pending cases and their disposal within the prescribed time frame be reviewed on a daily basis. “If any application or form is found pending at any level, if there is any unusual delay in disposal or if the login remains inactive, the reason must be immediately ascertained and necessary action taken,” said the CEO.

He further directed that no official should share his login details like user ID, login password and OTP with any other person. “No Form-6, Form-6A, Form-7 or Form-8 should be left unduly pending at the ERO marking, AERO marking or at any other level. If the application relates to another district, it must be forwarded without delay to the District Election Officer of the concerned district. Applications marked on the wrong ERO/AERO must be immediately reassigned to the concerned reading officer and in cases where the reading of the markings has not been done, it must be done immediately. statement issued office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), UP

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The Director General said, “Maintaining electoral rolls of assembly constituencies in an accurate, error-free and up-to-date manner is the cornerstone of the democratic process. As per Section 13CC of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Electoral Registration Rules, 1960 and the guidelines of the Super Election Commission of India, which provides monitoring and coordination of the quality of elections in India, the district coordination is responsible for quality control of elections. All work related to by electoral rolls in the district This responsibility is not limited to the Electoral Registration Officers or subordinate officers, but the final administrative and control responsibility rests with the District Electoral Officer,”.

Published – 31 Oct 2026 0:45 AM IST