Form 7 voter Deletions | Raging Controversy over SIR in Karnataka, UP: ECINET to Blame?

After The Indian Express probe, The Hindu has come out with a damning report on rampant voter deletions through Form 7 under the SIR process in Karnataka. The report says that over 61,000 Form 7 applications were filed by election officials in the state, but none cited a reason. Officials say they were instructed to file Form 7 applications for shifted, duplicate, underage, deceased and non-citizen voters, but the auto-generated forms left the reason blank. Likewise, in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, an official investigation revealed that changes to 13,779 Form 8 (correction of entries) applications were entered between May 31 and August 29, 2026. Officials found no corresponding physical Form 8 applications or office records to support the approved changes. And the news just coming in is that the UP CEO has ordered scrutiny of voter forms amid this controversy. Is the mystery deepening around ECINET, the centralised software used by the Election Commission?f Watch The Federal in conversation with a panel of experts. 00:00 – Opening context 02:05 – Form 7 deletions 07:29 – Hindu investigation details 13:47 – Systemic voter confusion 18:43 – Software form caps 22:49 – Supreme Court role 26:19 – Electoral roll restoration #SIR #ElectionCommission #ECINET #VoterDeletions #Form7 #Form8 #Karnataka #UttarPradesh #Pilibhit #VoterRights #ElectoralRolls ▶For the latest news and analysis - https://thefederal.com/  ▶RSS Feed - https://thefederal.com/google_feeds.xml ▶For more explainers, and interesting videos - https://thefederal.com/category/videos ▶To watch The Federal's shows listed together for your easy access, click here:    • The Federal Programmes   Follow The Federal News here - ▶Website: https://thefederal.com/ ▶Facebook:   / thefederal.india   ▶X: https://x.com/TheFederal_News ▶Instagram:   / thefederal_india   ▶LinkedIn:   / thefederal   ▶Whatsapp channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... ▶Threads: TheFederal India (@thefederal_india) ▶Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fy3utP... #TheFederal #India #BreakingNews #LatestNews #News #Delhi #Mumbai #Parliament #NarendraModi #RahulGandhi #Politics #Business #Economy Download The Federal App here - ▶Android - http://bit.ly/3DJSkiu ▶iPhone - http://bit.ly/TheFederalios