Day after transfer, 2 SDMs put on waitlist
Lucknow, Nov. 1 -- : A day after transferring subdivisional magistrates (SDMs) Hemant Kumar Chaudhary and Mayank Goswami, who held charge as electoral registration officers (EROs) in the Pilibhit Sadar assembly constituency, the state government put them on the waitlist on Saturday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had ordered action against both the SDMs after anomalies were detected in the electoral rolls of Pilibhit Sadar assembly constituency. After a preliminary investigation, an FIR was registered against both SDMs. On Friday, the state government posted Mayank Goswami, who was SDM Puranpur (Pilibhit district) as OSD, UP State Disaster Management Authority, while Hemant Kumar Chaudhary, who was SDM Amariya (Pilibhit district), was posted as settlement officer at Chakbandi headquarters, Lucknow.
PCS officers Mandhata Pratap Singh and Ajay Kumar have been posted as SDMs in Pilibhit district. On Saturday morning, the state government amended the earlier transfer order of Chaudhary and Goswami, putting them on the waitlist.
On October 21, the Samajwadi Party and Uttar Pradesh Congress alleged that voters' names were being altered in the state's electoral rolls to deprive people of their voting rights. They cited alleged irregularities involving over 13,000 entries in the Pilibhit Sadar assembly constituency.
The ECI directed the Pilibhit district election officer (DEO) to investigate the matter and submit a report. In his report, the DEO stated that irregularities were detected in 10,470 entries....
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