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6d ago

ECI Suspends Two Pilibhit EROs as UP Disables 806 ECINET Logins

The step follows a district probe that found over 10,000 approved erroneous edits entered via an outsourced computer assistant and requires criminal vetting of officials.

Opposition parties, primarily the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), alleged large-scale electoral roll manipulation in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit Assembly constituency. File
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Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa. (FILE PHOTO)

Overview

  • The Election Commission ordered the immediate suspension of two Pilibhit Electoral Registration Officers and directed that their chargesheets be submitted to the Commission for vetting.
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa directed district election officers to disable the ECINET login IDs of about 806 computer assistants and ordered termination of the outsourced assistant implicated in the Pilibhit case.
  • A Pilibhit inquiry found that 13,779 Form 8 corrections were entered into ECINET between May 31 and August 29, 2026, of which 10,470 were approved and no supporting physical forms were located in the office.
  • As an operational fix the CEO’s office has assigned voter-detail modifications to Booth Level Officers working with EROs and has told DEOs to review daily work and be held directly accountable for ballot‑roll accuracy.
  • The Commission has added a penal provision from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to FIRs, ordered roll re‑examinations across affected districts, and warned that officers cannot be reinstated without its approval which could affect the ongoing Special Intensive Revision ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls.