Overview
- An inquiry was ordered by Basantrai block officials on Wednesday after booth‑level agents submitted large numbers of pre‑filled Form‑7s seeking deletions at multiple booths in Godda district.
- Several Booth Level Officers refused to sign or return the bulk forms because they found many named voters still living in the area and some forms were pre‑filled, with incidents reported at Booth‑9 (Maheshtikri) and Booth‑48 (Pachua Kitta).
- A preliminary check at Booth‑9 found 24 of 25 names on one batch were long‑term residents, a finding that undercut that set of deletion requests and is being examined in the probe.
- Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar has asked the district election officer for a report and noted BLAs may submit forms in bulk only if they include a signed declaration that the information is true while BLOs must accept submissions under procedure.
- Election officials have extended the claims and objections deadline to September 15 and pushed final roll publication to October 19, and separate reporting from Telangana shows shortages of printed Forms 6/7/8 and delayed BLO payments are limiting voters' practical ability to file corrections or registrations.