India, Oct. 26 -- Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday said computers and software were not casteist after an error in a voter slip triggered allegations of caste bias. The row erupted after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh questioned chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over a voter slip in which the name 'Ramhit Yadav' appeared as 'Ram ne Yadav ko Maara' (Ram hit Yadav).

On X, Singh asked why the software appeared to have singled out a Yadav and whether the error reflected caste bias or a political agenda. Rinwa responded by cited another unusual entry found in the voter list prepared for the recently held Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections.

"An unusual name, 'Ram ne Sharma ko Maara', ...