{
  "id": 14749482,
  "title": "No SoPs shared regarding auto-generated Form 7s with State Electoral Officers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/no-sops-shared-regarding-auto-generated-form-7s-with-state-electoral",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T17:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-sops-shared-regarding-auto-generated-form-7s-with-state-electoral-officers/article71588755.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hindu reports that during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)–2026 drive in Bengaluru, thousands of names were deleted from electoral rolls using auto-generated Form 7s digitally signed by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs). However, no written communication or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been shared with State Electoral Officers regarding this process. While the Manual on Electoral Rolls does not provide a provision for EROs to file a Form 7, several State electoral officials mentioned to The Hindu that the ECI's software, ERONet, automatically generated these Form 7s when officials deleted voters during the SIR hearings. In Delhi, EROs and Assistant EROs (AEROs) were named as 'objectors' for many forms filed against electors in the draft roll. Over 87,000 names in Uttar Pradesh and over 95,000 in Uttarakhand were deleted using this method.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}