Lucknow: Concerns have been raised in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district after forms seeking deletion of 544 names from the electoral rolls surfaced during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, according to reports.
The issue relates to Louharipur village, where residents claimed that a large number of names proposed for deletion belonged to members of the Muslim community. Officials, however, said the forms were not genuine and that no deletions had taken place.
According to available information, the forms seeking deletion of names were reportedly found with a Booth Level Officer (BLO) at a government primary school in the village. The number of names mentioned in the forms accounts for a significant portion of the village’s total electorate.
Residents said several families found names of multiple members included in the list and approached officials seeking clarification. Some villagers also held a local meeting to discuss the matter and decided to approach the district administration.
Local residents stated that the forms cited relocation of voters as the reason for deletion. However, villagers maintained that the persons named in the forms continue to reside in the village.
Some residents also questioned how personal details such as EPIC numbers appeared in the forms and sought an explanation from officials.
Following complaints, district authorities initiated a review of the matter. Shamli District Magistrate Arvind Kumar Chauhan said an inquiry did not find evidence to support the concerns and described the forms as fake.
Police officials also said the matter did not reveal any irregularities after preliminary verification.
Officials said the individual whose name appeared as the applicant in the forms could not be located during initial verification, and further checks were carried out as part of the review process.
Local representatives of the Samajwadi Party also raised questions and submitted a complaint to district authorities seeking clarification on the circumstances under which the forms surfaced.
Some villagers, however, said they remained concerned and wanted clearer answers on how the documents appeared and whether proper safeguards were being followed during the revision process.
Election officials said the Special Intensive Revision exercise was continuing and that claims and objections were being examined as per procedure before the final publication of the electoral rolls.
