New Delhi: Almost a third of objections via Form 7 applications which seek the deletion of names from Delhi’s electoral roll, are missing from the mandatory disclosures which have been made during the first 45 days of the ongoing claims and objections phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) in the national capital, reported The Hindu.As per the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Manual on Electoral Roll 2023, no action could be taken on a Form 7 application of deletion of voters unless there its publication in the public domain. Only after the objections have been in published through Form 10 listings on its website for a period of seven days, that electoral registration officers (EROs) can take action.However, despite the clear instructions in the ECI manual, at least 4,263 objections filed through Form 7 applications have not been published, added The Hindu report.The newspaper reported that from August 31 to October 16, Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) received 13,462 Form 7 applications, but of these, only 9,199 of these were disclosed in the public domain.The revelation comes at a time when activists and opposition parties are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged widespread irregularities and voter deletions in the controversial SIR exercise.As per rules, Form 10 is a consolidated, constituency-wise list of Form 7s carrying details, including the name of the objector against whom the objection has been raised, and the reason for the objection.The list, which is supposed to stay on the CEO’s portal for a period of seven days is also to be shared with political parties on a weekly basis, and displayed on notice boards. Only after these formalities are completed, the ERO can initiate action.The manual also makes it mandatory to issue a personal notice to the person whose name is proposed to be deleted in cases other than death, with 15 days provided for a response.Many details for the remaining 4,263 applications which make up for 31.67% of the total lot are not known, including who filed the objection, against whom, and the reason for objection. This information has not yet been uploaded on the website.“Essentially, if any objection has not been publicly listed, then it is invalid and cannot be acted upon. Processing such an application will be a violation of rules,” a senior election official told The Hindu.The Hindu sent a list of questions to the office of Delhi CEO seeking an explanation for the discrepancy but no response was received till the time of publication of the report.It was earlier reported that how for every Form 6 application for inclusion in Delhi’s electoral roll disposed of during the ongoing claims and objections phase of the SIR, nearly six Form 7 applications seeking objections to the inclusion of names or their deletion from the draft roll have been cleared.Form 6 is for inclusion into the final SIR rolls. Form 7 is for electors to object to or seek deletion of another elector’s name from the roll.Similarly, in the case of Bengal, The Wire has reported how application seeking a name’s deletion from the West Bengal’s electoral rolls was more than twice as likely to have reached an outcome as one seeking inclusion, according to constituency-level data submitted by the ECI to the Supreme Court.In Karnataka, police have registered five FIRs over bulk Form-7s under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, after fervent protests.For our full coverage on the SIR and the issues it has brought to citizens, click here.