Uttar Pradesh CEO warns officials over faulty voter list work
Accountability of BLO, BLO Supervisor, ERO and AERO will be fixed for errors in the voter list: Navdeep Rinwa
Honorarium of the concerned personnel will be deducted if negligence and serious errors are found
Instructions to the District Election Officers for regular quality testing and effective supervision
District Election Officers will honour the citizens who identify genuine errors
Lucknow, 14 November: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh Navdeep Rinwa has issued detailed guidelines to all the District Election Officers (DM/DEOs) of the state to ensure the accuracy, reliability and quality of the electoral roll under the Special Summary Revision-2027. He clarified that if any serious error, negligence, or faulty work is found in the voter list, the concerned BLO, BLO supervisor, Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) will be held accountable, and their honorarium will be reduced as per rules.
The UP CEO stated on Saturday that the Election Commission of India has scheduled the receipt of claims and objections under the Special Summary Revision-2027 from November 17th to December 16th, 2026. To ensure the accuracy of the voter list during this period, work must be done with utmost care, responsibility, and transparency at every level.
He explained that due to negligence in on-site verification and processing of forms, problems such as duplicate entries, gender-related errors, inaccuracies in name, age, and address, and inappropriate name inclusions and deletions arise. Such errors will be taken seriously and the relevant personnel and officials will be held accountable.
He also stated that the period from November 17 to December 16, 2026, will be used as the basis for evaluating the work of BLOs. During this period, if duplicate entries, errors related to gender, name, age, and address, or improper insertions and deletions are found due to negligence or faulty work on the part of the BLO, the respective BLO’s honorarium may be deducted for up to one month, depending on the number and severity of the errors.
Similarly, the quality and accountability of the BLO supervisor’s work will also be assessed based on the period from November 17th to December 16th, 2026. If serious errors, such as entries of family members living in the same household being recorded at different polling stations or sections due to negligence in supervision, are found, the respective BLO supervisor’s honorarium will also be deducted for up to one month.
The period for evaluating the performance of EROs and AEROs has been set from the date of electoral roll freezing on November 7, 2026, to the date of final publication on January 4, 2027. During this period, if serious errors are found due to negligence in effective supervision, quality control, scrutiny of forms, and the acceptance or rejection of claims and objections, the ERO and AERO will be held accountable and a proportionate reduction in their honorarium for a maximum period of approximately two months will be imposed.
The Chief Electoral Officer has directed all District Election Officers to conduct regular quality audits of the electoral rolls. The officer or personnel responsible for each serious error will be identified and action will be taken as per the rules. He clarified that laxity in supervision at any level will be considered serious negligence.
Furthermore, special emphasis has been placed on increasing public participation to ensure that the electoral roll is as accurate and error-free as possible. Citizens will be encouraged to identify and report genuine errors in the voter list. After verification, citizens who identify the most genuine errors will be suitably honored by the concerned District Election Officer.
Rinwa has directed all DEOs to ensure strict compliance with these guidelines and ensure that the electoral roll is accurate, updated, and error-free at the time of final publication of the Special Summary Revision-2027.
He said that any kind of negligence in this important work will not be acceptable and the concerned officers will be personally responsible for it.
