Key Highlights
- Responding to the allegations, Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa reiterated procedures for overseas voters and clarified registration rules statewide.
- "We have sought a report on this matter from Rampur," he said. He further said that individuals must fill out Form 6A, providing their passport, visa details, and supporting documentation.
- "Their vote is registered in the constituency corresponding to the address mentioned in their passport," he stated, adding that the form can be submitted online or by post, but cannot be filled out by any family member. advertisementIn a first-of-its-kind action, the UP Police filed an FIR against Noorjahan and her sons, Aamir and Danish Khan, for allegedly submitting false information in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) forms during the ongoing exercise.
- Authorities say the mother completed and signed forms for her sons, who live abroad and no longer reside at their registered address. Discrepancies surfaced when Booth Level Officers digitised the forms. According to the FIR: "During field verification, it was found that both individuals have not been residing at this address for a long time and are currently residing in Kuwait/other foreign countries.
- Despite living abroad, their mother filled out their enumeration forms and submitted them to the BLO with her signature, which is a violation of Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950."The FIR further states: "It is evident that the individuals, Aamir and Danish Khan, being abroad, knowingly and fraudulently had their mother fill out the forms with false information.
