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Application filed to cancel names of 10 lakh voters found to be incorrect
Congress alleges that the BJP office printed the forms and distributed them to its workers
Ahmedabad, January 30, 2026
The Election Commission has received 12.5 lakh forms. The Election Commission says that so far, 1.5 lakh applications have been filed to cancel names. This means that the Election Commission has acknowledged that more than 10 lakh forms are incorrect. The Congress party had complained to the Election Commission on January 17 that the forms were printed using software from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Koba office.
The Congress party demanded legal action against those who filled out the 10 lakh incorrect forms.
They demanded that a police complaint be filed against them and that they be sent to jail.
It demanded immediate action so that people’s trust in the commission is not completely eroded.
The BJP and the Election Commission have colluded to remove the names of Gujarat’s pride, Padma Shri awardee Shahabuddin Rathod and Padma Shri nominee Haji Ramkadan, under Form 7. The Election Commission is shirking its responsibility to protect the voting rights of the people of Gujarat.
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Chavda had submitted a petition to the Gujarat Election Commissioner. Vote theft is taking place across the country and in Gujarat due to the collusion of the Bharatiya Janata Party rulers and the Election Commission. On the other hand, the constitutional right to vote of the people of the country and Gujarat is being snatched away in the name of the SIR process.
The SIR process has started in Gujarat. The BLOs, the entire Election Commission, and the entire government machinery got to work, and the way the draft voter list was published, more than 70 lakh voters’ names had already been removed from it.
The vote theft that was going on in Gujarat has been caught. But after the draft list was published, the deadline for objections, protests, or adding new names was set for January 18. On January 15, a small number of Form Number 7s were submitted to the Election Commission office. Millions of forms were filled out overnight on January 16th, 17th, and 18th.
This is a well-planned and organized crime.
BJP leaders are filling out forms in bulk from their offices. The Election Commission extended the deadline from January 18th to January 30th. Then, on January 18th and 19th, the Congress party sent a delegation to the Election Commission to register a complaint. In addition, complaints have been filed in every district of Gujarat.
Taluka by taluka, hundreds of people whose names are being objected to have given statements to the police and election officials stating that the signatures are not theirs, their names have been misused, and their EPIC (Electoral Photo Identity Card) numbers have been misused.
In places like Kutch, BLOs (Booth Level Officers) have reported that most of the objectors’ EPIC card numbers are incorrect, mobile numbers are incorrect, and the objectors’ names are incorrect. In some cases, objections have been filed against people living abroad.
Gujarat’s Chief Electoral Officer, Harish Shukla, held a press conference and said that they have received more than 1.25 million Form No. 7s. The receipts were issued by election officials in Surat in the name of the BJP. We have received more than 9,700 forms from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Election Commissioner says that they have received the same number of forms as they have uploaded online, and this figure is more than 100,000. Even after so many days, 1.25 million forms are still not being processed. A conspiracy has been hatched to disenfranchise approximately 1.25 million people through collusion between the Election Commission and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
We are repeatedly making demands, submitting applications, holding protests, and people are organizing rallies. But the Election Commission is not disclosing whose objections have been raised, who has raised the objections, and for what reasons?
This information must be made public. The law stipulates that it is the responsibility of the person applying with Form No. 7 to submit evidence. If they do not have evidence, there is a provision to immediately submit the form at the office. Despite this, no action is being taken. But the BLOs (Booth Level Officers) are being sent back to check every house. The Election Commission, which is acting at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is shirking its responsibility to protect the voting rights of the people of Gujarat.
We will fight for the people on the ground, and we expect the Election Commission to act according to the law and rules. It should not become a puppet in anyone’s hands, otherwise, all such officials will be held accountable. If even a single genuine voter is deprived of their right to vote, the Election Commission will be entirely responsible. Form Number Seven clearly states that if an applicant provides false information or makes a false declaration, an FIR should be registered against them, and we demand that the Election Commission take legal action. (Translated from Gujarati via Google Translate)
What will happen if the information of two crore voters is found to be incorrect, in Gujarat?
