Clerical errors in voter list no ground to deny vote, says ECI
LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed election officials to allow eligible voters to cast their votes in the October 23 elections to 11 graduates' and teachers' constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, even if their details on the electoral roll contain minor clerical or printing errors.
Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said presiding officers and polling officers must verify the identity of voters whose details contain such errors. If their identity is established through permissible documents or other details recorded in the electoral roll, they must be allowed to vote, regardless of the clerical or printing errors, he said.
Rinwa said the instructions must be implemented effectively during polling. All concerned officials and polling personnel must be briefed to ensure that no eligible voter is denied the right to vote due to minor errors and that the polling process is conducted smoothly. HTC...
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