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UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries
Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR
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UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries
Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR
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Rule of Law
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SKM calls for scrapping SIR, removal of Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights
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India
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