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Election Commission caps Form-7 filings at 10 per voter
The Election Commission on 9 October directed all states and union territories to cap individual voters at a maximum of 10 Form-7 applications during the full claims-and-objections period for electoral roll revisions. During continuous roll updates, the limit is five applications per month. The move follows complaints of large numbers of frivolous objections being filed without adequate basis, causing unnecessary trouble to affected voters and additional workload on ground-level election officials.
The cap applies to both online and offline submissions. Previously, online filings were limited to six at a time but physical forms had no clear upper limit. Electoral Registration Officers must verify that each Form-7 has complete details and original signatures, with rubber stamps not accepted as substitutes. Objections that do not meet prescribed timelines, format or procedure may be rejected. Complainants found to have submitted false or fabricated complaints face action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The cap of 10 Form-7 objections per voter during the claims-and-objections period directly addresses complaints of bulk, baseless filings that burdened field officers and inconvenienced voters whose names were targeted for removal. The Election Commission’s directive applies uniformly to online and offline submissions, closing a loophole where physical forms had no explicit limit while online filings were already capped at six per session. False complainants now face action under the Representation of the People Act, 1950. State chief electoral officers must ensure compliance and widespread publicity of the new rules.
Source: tv9hindi.com
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