Uttarakhand Congress challenges SIR final data, demands constituency-wise disclosure of deleted-vote

Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee Senior Vice President Suryakant Dhasmana has rejected the Election Commission’s final SIR data presented publicly in Dehradun, demanding a full account of voter names removed after 2022.

Dhasmana said the constituency-wise details of deletions from the PSIR and SIR should be released to political parties and the public. He also said the Congress would oppose the removal of every valid vote and the addition of every illegal vote.

Congress raises objections over SIR process

According to Dhasmana, the Election Commission, including CEO B.R.B. Purushottam and his team, presented the final data on October 3. He argued that the Commission had effectively acknowledged 14 points of dissent raised by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.

Dhasmana based that contention on what he described as the absence of a reaction or rebuttal to those points. He further claimed that several objections raised by the 2 commissioners were now being addressed by the Commission.

His remarks represent the Congress’s position on the electoral-roll revision. The claims about the process and the status of the final data were made by Dhasmana and were not independently established in the available material.

Dispute over control of voter additions and deletions

Dhasmana alleged that authority previously available to state-level officials was moved to Delhi under the SIR process. He referred to officials including booth-level officers, electoral registration officers and CEOs.

He said these officials had earlier handled the addition or deletion of names through Forms 6 and 7. In his view, centralising decisions about which votes should remain, be added or be deleted removed state-level access to the process.

Dhasmana described that change as unconstitutional and illegal. He also alleged that requirements for physically verifying complainants and penalising false complaints had been removed.

He said the Election Commission had remained silent on that issue. Based on these objections, Dhasmana argued that the SIR had become “null and void” and “illegal”, and questioned how the final data could be accepted.

Demand for records and protection of votes

The Congress leader said the figures should remain at their 2022 level. He alleged that names were deleted from the PSIR and SIR in Uttarakhand after 2022, removing approximately 12.5 lakh people from the electoral rolls.

Dhasmana called for the Election Commission’s position from 2022 to be clarified first. He also demanded that officials publish constituency-wise information on every voter removed from the PSIR and SIR.

He warned that the party’s agitation would continue without that disclosure. He said the Congress would not permit a single valid, eligible vote to be deleted, while also opposing the addition of any illegal vote.

Conclusion

The Uttarakhand Congress has challenged the final SIR data and sought constituency-wise deletion records. Dhasmana said the agitation will continue until the Election Commission clarifies the 2022 position and makes the requested details public.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who challenged the Election Commission’s final SIR data?

Suryakant Dhasmana, Senior Vice President of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, challenged the data.

Q. Where was the final SIR data presented?

The final data was presented publicly in Dehradun by the Election Commission, including CEO B.R.B. Purushottam and his team.

Q. What information has the Congress demanded?

It has demanded constituency-wise details of voters deleted from the PSIR and SIR after 2022.

Q. How many people did Dhasmana allege were removed from the rolls?

Dhasmana alleged that approximately 12.5 lakh people were removed from Uttarakhand’s electoral rolls after 2022.

Q. What are Forms 6 and 7 mentioned in the statement?

Dhasmana referred to Forms 6 and 7 while discussing the addition and deletion of names during the SIR process.

Q. What did Dhasmana say about the party’s agitation?

He said the agitation would continue unless the 2022 position was clarified and constituency-wise deletion details were made public.

Q. Which Election Commissioners were mentioned in the statement?

Dhasmana named Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as the 2 commissioners who raised 14 points of dissent.