ECI asks Sh Akhilesh

Yadav to submit
documentary proof to
substantiate his
Allegation of mass
deletion of around
20,000 voters from
Yadav and Muslim
community from the
Electoral Roll in
GELA of Uttar
Pradesh
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 20,000 voters not
deleted even in one
Legislative Assembly
Constituency
Law doesn’t provide
for Electoral Roll
based on caste or
religion

R P Act provides for

penalties and
criminal liabilities for
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 undue interference
including false
declaration
knowingly and
promoting enmity
between classes

Election Commission
of India has asked
President Samajwadi

Party Shri 10 नवंबर

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तक अखिलेश यादव से

चन
ु ाव आयोग ने प्रफ
ू

और दस्तावेज के साथ

अपने आरोपों से जड़

ु ा

जवाब मांगाAkhilesh
Yadav to submit
documentary proof to
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substantiate his
allegation recently
made at public fora
that ECI had
deliberately deleted
names of voters from
Yadav and Muslim
community to the
tune of 20,000 in
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almost all of the
403Assembly
Constituency of Uttar
Pradesh, at the behest
of Bharatiya Janata
Party and its aides.
Certain media reports
had quoted Shri
Akhilesh Yadav
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desiring a probe to be
conducted to reveal
that names of many
people were deleted.
Law doesn’t provide
for Electoral Roll
based on caste or
religion. ECI notes
thatthe Representation
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of People Act 1950
and the Representation
of People Act 1951
inter-alia envisage
various provisions
aimed at ensuring
purity of electoral
registration/revision/fi
nal roll and provisions
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for penalties and
criminal liabilities for
undue interference
including false
declaration
knowingly and
promoting enmity
between classes. Since
Shri Yadav’s statement
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regarding alleged mass
deletion of names, that
too of particular group
of voters from
Electoral Roll is
extremely serious and
has far reaching
substantive and
perceptional
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implications on the
integrity of elections
and thereby on
democracy, ECI has
asked Sh Yadav to
submit documentary
proof based on which
he has made such a

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public statement about
mass deletions.
Taking due
cognisance of
statement reportedly
made by Shri Yadav
while addressing the
media recently and
considering his stature
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as a seasoned
politician who has long
been involved in
electoral processes as
the head of a State
Recognised Political
Party and an ex-Chief
Minister of the largest
State of the Country,
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ECI has asked that
Shri Yadav to furnish
details to the
Commission by 10 th

November 2022, so
that necessary action
can be taken. Shri
Yadav has been asked
to submit Assembly
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wise data of
deletionsof such
magnitude, and
therefore requested to
provide proof for: -
(i) Assembly
Constituency wise
number and names

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of alleged wrongful
deletions.
(ii) Supporting
evidence/documen
tsof such electors
whose names have
allegedlybeen
deleted wrongfully.

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(iii) Details of any
specific complaint
of deletions of
voters of such
magnitude made
by his party with
either any of the
DEO or CEO, UP
during the process
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 of SSR or general
elections in 2022
to Legislative
assemblies ofUP .

It is pertinent to note
that Commission has
neither received
anycomplaint of mass
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deletions to the tune of
20,000 from any AC
nor has any such issue
been brought to the
notice of district/state
level electoral
authoritiesduring/after
General Elections to
Legislative Assembly
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of Uttar Pradesh 2022
or during entire
process of SSR (with
1.1.2022 as qualifying
date) from 1.11.2021
to 5.1.2022 and also
during continuous
updation, thereafter,
till last date of
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nomination in each
phase(i.e.during
1month and12 days).
Only one complaint
regarding deletion of a
list of around 10,000
electors (from minority
and scheduled caste)
was made to DEO by a
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candidate of
Samajwadi Party from
103-Aliganj Assembly
Constituency. On
enquiry by CEO Uttar
Pradesh, the
allegations were found
to be baseless,

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unsubstantiated and
factually incorrect.
Given the legal
provisions for
preparation of
Electoral Roll and
safeguards against
wrongful deletions, the
SOPs laid by the
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Commission leave no
scope for mass
deletion of the names
of bonafide electors
from the Electoral
Roll. Just to illustrate,
a few safeguards inter
alia include:

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I. During an election
year, Suo-moto
deletions are
strictly prohibited.
II. Each and every
deletion is made
after following due
procedure of law by
giving ample
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opportunity to the
person concerned,
as provided in
Section 22 of
Representation of
People Act 1950
read with Rule 21-
A of Registration of

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 Electors Rules
1960.
III. Even after final
publication of
Electoral Rollin an
election year, for
ensuring the purity
and health of
Electoral Roll in any
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Assembly
constituency,
ifdeletions are
required(by ERO)
and quantum of
such deletions are
more than 0.1% of
the number of
electors in the
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 finally published
rolls, the DEO is
required to take the
approval of the CEO
before allowing
such deletions by
the ERO.
IV. At each and every
stage of revision of
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Electoral Roll, and
continuous
updation thereafter,
complete
transparency is
maintained by
sharing copy of
draft and final
Electoral Rolls, list
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 of claims and
objections and
putting the same in
public domain.
V. Recognised political
parties being the
most important
stakeholders, are
provided with
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copies of electoral
rolls or lists of
claims/ objections
or list of additions/
deletions inter alia
at every
appropriate stage
described below:

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a. Draft Publication
of Electoral Roll
(Rule 11 of
Registration of
Electors Rules
1960)
b. List of Claims
and Objection as
placed on website
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of CEO/DEOsand
respective ERO
offices (Rule 16
of Registration of
Electors Rules
1960)
c. Final Publication
of Electoral Rolls
(Rule 22 of
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Registration of
Electors Rules
1960)
d. Monthly
publication of
additions/deletio
ns on CEO
websites during

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continuous
updation
e. Marked copy of
Electoral Roll for
purpose of
election with
candidates set up
by a recognised
Political Party.
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VI. Sharing of data at
each stage of
revision of electoral
rolls and at each
level i.e. DEOs at
district level and
CEO at State level
was done with
every recognised
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political party
including
Samajwadi Party,
being a State
recognised party,
during General
Elections to
Legislative

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 Assembly of Uttar
Pradesh, 2022.
VII. Law provides
opportunity for
making appeal
against the decision
of ERO, under
Section 24 of
Representation of
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 People Act 1950,
for deleting the
name of person
concerned.
VIII. As the Electoral
Roll forms the basis
for a free & fair
election, it has
always been an
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endeavour to
ensure the purity
and health of
Electoral Roll so
that no eligible
person is left out at
the same time no
ineligible person is
included.
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IX. Electoral roll is
discussed during all
Standing
Committee
meetings with
recognised political
parties or with
candidates at State,

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 District and
Constituency levels.
X. All necessary
arrangements for
dissemination of
Electoral Roll data
at every
appropriate stage,
as provided in the
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Law and
Commission’s
extant instructions,
are made, so that
incorrect entries or
discrepancies, if
any, may be
brought to the
notice of electoral
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authorities for
timely
corrective/redress
al measures after
following due
procedure of law.

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