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EC Orders Probe Into Fake Bulk Form-7 Voter Deletions

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said he was the target of a planned sting operation on Oct 8.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy urged Shivakumar to order a probe.
Shivakumar alleged BJP workers used pre-printed Form 7 forms to file thousands of voter-deletion applications.
Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbukumar reported 91,278 Form 7 applications received by Sep 24, none resulting in deletions.
Election Commission directed Electoral Registration Officers to investigate fake bulk Form 7 applications.

History

Historical Context

In 2002 the Supreme Court stopped a Bihar voter-list purge that would have removed about 1.5 million names after a Janata Dal (United) petition. The episode set a precedent for later roll-verification battles, such as the 2025 intensive revision in Bihar and Karnataka chief minister D.K. Shivakumar’s claim that the BJP filed 91,278 bogus Form 7 applications. These disputes push the Election Commission to tighten roll-verification rules.

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Story summary

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said he was the target of a planned sting operation on Oct 8.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy urged Shivakumar to order a probe.
Shivakumar alleged BJP workers used pre-printed Form 7 forms to file thousands of voter-deletion applications.
Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbukumar reported 91,278 Form 7 applications received by Sep 24, none resulting in deletions.
Election Commission directed Electoral Registration Officers to investigate fake bulk Form 7 applications.

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