In Focus-Parley | Should ECI take action against those filing forms for mass deletions?
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In Focus-Parley | Should ECI take action against those filing forms for mass deletions?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202637 min
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As Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls Phase 3 unfolds, a surge in Form 7 applications, the mechanism for seeking deletion of names, in Karnataka has raised an alarm. More than 4,000 such forms were filed in the state, with 1,363 in one place coming from just ten electors, many reportedly targeting Muslim names. Uttarakhand has seen objections filed in an ERO’s name without his knowledge, while in earlier phase 2 in West Bengal, data shows nearly 90% of Form 7 applications were accepted. Similar cases have been reported by The Hindu from Rajasthan and Gujarat earlier. What does the law require of th...

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This is In Focus, the Hindu's current affairs podcast. The bulk filing of Form 7s had been reported from across the country during the special intensive revision of pectoral homes. Most recently from four districts of Karnataka, the Hindu has also earlier reported from the ground on these forms which are applications for deletion of names from states like Rajasthan and Gujarat. Hello and welcome to this edition of the Pali podcast of the Hindu.

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I am Sriparna Chakrabarti and joining me today are former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa and Prasenjit Bose who is one of the petitioners in the SIR case in the Supreme Court and has observed the entire exercise very closely. Mr. Lavasa, I would like to begin with you.

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Since you have a deep knowledge of the working of the election commission and how things proceed there. So Form 7 is the objection-deletion form under the registration of electoral rules. And the ECI always stresses that no name is deleted without notice to the affected person

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