Sonbhadra / Uttar Pradesh. No eligible voter will be deprived of his franchise due to minor clerical or printing errors in the voter list in the voting to be held on October 23 under the biennial elections-2026 of Block Graduate and Block Teacher constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. In this regard, District Magistrate and District Election Officer Charcha Gaur have issued necessary instructions.
The District Magistrate said that as per the instructions of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, during voting, if partial clerical or printing errors are found in the name, details or other entries of any voter, then he will not be stopped from voting on this basis alone. In such a situation, it will be necessary to ensure the identity of the concerned voter.
He clarified that if the Presiding Officer or Polling Officer is satisfied about the identity of the voter on the basis of the permissible documents presented by him or other details recorded in the voter list, then he will be allowed to exercise his franchise, ignoring the related errors.
District Magistrate and District Election Officer Charchast Gaur has directed all the Deputy District Magistrates, designated Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Tehsildars to ensure effective compliance of the Election Commission's guidelines during the voting process. Also, necessary information in this regard should be made available to all concerned officers and polling personnel.
He said that it is the priority of the administration to conduct the voting process in a fair, smooth and orderly manner. It should be ensured that no eligible voter is deprived of exercising his franchise due to minor clerical or printing errors in the voter list.