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UP CEO directs all districts to deactive login IDs of computer assistants in the state

Lucknow, Oct 31 (UNI) Taking seriously the complaints and information received from Pilibhit district regarding the misuse of the login IDs provided to computer assistants (voter registration center operators) on the ECINET portal, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer( CEO) Navdeep Rinwa, has directed all District Election Officers in the state to deactivate the login IDs of the computer assistants (voter registration center operators) at the Electoral Registration Officer's office in the district with immediate effect.
The CEO on Saturday directed the District Election Officer to direct all Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in their districts to take immediate necessary action.
The login IDs of the Voter Registration Center operators working in all Assembly constituencies within the district should be deactivated, so that no Voter Registration Center operator can perform any activity on the ECINET portal using their login IDs.
He also directed that confirmation be obtained from the concerned Electoral Registration Officer after deactivating all login IDs. The District Election Officer will personally verify the actions taken in all Assembly constituencies and ensure that a compliance report is immediately provided to the Chief Electoral Officer's office.
He informed that the concerned firm has been instructed to immediately terminate the services of the outsourced computer assistant involved in the case of Assembly Constituency 127-Pilibhit.
The Chief Electoral Officer has clarified that in order to maintain the purity, security, and transparency of voter list-related work, immediate compliance with these instructions should be ensured as a top priority. Any kind of laxity in this work will not be tolerated.
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