UP CEO directs all DEOs to deactivate login IDs of computer assistants
Lucknow, Nov. 1 -- In view of complaints from Pilibhit district about the misuse of login IDs provided to computer assistants (voter registration centre operators) on the ECINET portal, Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Saturday instructed all district election officers (DEOs) in the state to deactivate the login IDs of computer assistants (voter registration center operators) posted at the office of the electoral registration officer (ERO) in the respective districts with immediate effect
The DEOs of all the 75 districts in UP have been told to direct all EROs in their district to implement the order immediately.
"The login IDs of voter registration centre (VRC) operators working in all assembly constituencies within the district will be deactivated, preventing them from performing any activity on the ECINET portal using their login IDs," the CEO said.
"After deactivating all login IDs, confirmation will be obtained from the concerned electoral registration officer. The DEO will personally verify the actions taken in all the assembly constituencies. He will also ensure that a compliance report is immediately submitted to the UP chief electoral officer's office," Rinwa said.
In the case of Pilibhit Sadar assembly constituency the concerned firm has been instructed to immediately terminate the services of the outsourced computer assistant, he said.
"To maintain the purity, security, and transparency of voter list-related work, immediate compliance with these instructions will be ensured as a top priority. Any laxity in this regard will not be tolerated," Rinwa said.
The ECI ordered a probe after a complaint by the Samajwadi Party and Congress regarding anomalies in the Pilibhit assembly constituency voter list.
Rinwa said an investigation into the EPIC numbers of many voters listed in the voter list for Pilibhit Sadar assembly constituency revealed that a total of 13,779 erroneous forms were entered between May 31 and August 29, of which 10,470 erroneous forms were accepted, he said.
On October 21, the Samajwadi Party and Uttar Pradesh Congress had alleged that voters' names were being altered in the state's electoral rolls to deprive people of their voting rights, citing alleged irregularities involving 13,150 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.
According to the investigation report, 13,779 Form-8 entries were made by the computer assistant (VRC operator) at the voter registration centre of assembly constituency 127-Pilibhit between May 31 and August 29 for amendments to voter details. Of these, 4,717 forms were entered till July 16 and the remaining 9,062 forms were entered between July 17 and August 29.
No forms or records related to these entries were found available in the office. Of these 13,779 Forms-8, a total of 10,470 were approved and 3,309 rejected. Thus, irregularities were found in 10,470 entries....
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