Overview
- The Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer, Navdeep Rinwa, on Saturday ordered district election officers to immediately deactivate ECINET login IDs of all outsourced computer assistants in ERO offices and to submit compliance reports to the CEO’s office.
- The CEO’s office has fixed direct accountability on DEOs/DMs for all voter-list work and said DEOs will face action for negligence under electoral rules and departmental procedures.
- An internal probe found 13,779 erroneous entries in Pilibhit between 31 May and 29 August 2026, of which 10,470 were approved, and the CEO has sought explanations from the current and former Pilibhit DEOs/DMs.
- The firm that supplied the Pilibhit computer assistant was directed to terminate the implicated worker’s services and prior steps have included legal action under the Representation of the People Act against local officers.
- Election officials were ordered to review Forms 6/6A/7/8 daily, verify subordinate officers’ profiles and logins, ensure BLO calls are answered within 48 hours, and prepare reports to restore roll integrity and prevent credential misuse.