# Uttarakhand CEO Purushottam Receives Notice Over Name Discrepancy 2026-08-06T14:10:31+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer BVRC Purushottam received a notice during the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls after a discrepancy in his name, India Today reports. He submitted the required documents to the concerned Booth Level Officer. Officials said similar notices generally concern spelling errors, incomplete names or outdated addresses. Purushottam said voters should not panic and can correct details by providing prescribed documents to BLOs. The exercise has also covered BJP MLA Sarita Arya and Kumaon Commissioner Deepak Rawat. Uttarakhand has issued 24.30 lakh notices under the revision, with around 20.27 lakh already delivered, according to Purushottam. Officials said cases where voters cannot be mapped will be handled by Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers. The drive is intended to verify and update voter records across the state, regardless of a person’s public office or status. ## Coverage - livemint.com - indiatoday.in Tags: elections, electoral records, poll panel, Uttarakhand Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-poll-panel-chief-receives-notice-over-electoral-record-mismatch/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-poll-panel-chief-receives-notice-over-electoral-record-mismatch/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.