India, Oct. 23 -- Uttar Pradesh election authorities have ordered legal proceedings against two former electoral registration officers and dismissed a computer assistant after an inquiry found irregularities in 10,470 voter detail correction applications in the Pilibhit Assembly constituency.

Authorities ordered departmental inquiries against two Sub-Divisional Magistrates after a preliminary investigation into irregularities in voter records. The action followed complaints about identical voter ID numbers appearing against individuals with different names and fathers' names.

According to a statement from the office of Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, a computer assistant at the Voter Registration Centre submitted 13...