Lucknow, Oct. 8 -- Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh, Navdeep Rinwa, on Thursday refuted the allegations of missing details of 16.18 lakh Form 6 applications received by the poll body in the State.

Speaking to ANI, Rinwa clarified that the Election Commission is bound to publish the names of applicants filing to be a new voter through Form 6 during the claims and objections period of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) or a Special Summary Revision in Form 9. In other cases, for Form 6 applications received throughout the year, the Commission is not bound by law to publish the names.

A media report claimed that the poll body listed the details of 71.38 lakh applicants, whereas 88 lakh Form 6 applications were received in Utt...