Ram Ne Yadav Ko Mara, S/o Murkh Chand Yadav. Ram Ne Sharma Ko Mara, S/o B.Com.
An explanation has been sought from Divisional Commissioners and District Magistrates.
The UP CEO’s office has blamed the “errors” on the software translation, which was supposed to be transliteration.
The software was intended to execute ‘transliteration’ (converting the script from English to Hindi), but in some instances, it instead ‘translated’ the names literally(converting the meaning of the words). Similar errors were observed in other entries. Meanwhile, the appearance of ‘B.Com’ in the field designated for a father’s name has been attributed to human error or negligence.
As a result, 158 out of 1,481,310 entries contained unusual or incorrect names for voters or their relatives. According to a statement issued by Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa’s office in Lucknow, a detailed inquiry found that a computer assistant at the Voter Registration Centre entered 13,779 Form-8 applications for changes in voter details between May 31 and August 29, 2026. Of these, 10,470 were approved, and 3,309 were rejected.
A technical error occurred during the process of converting names – originally typed in English – into Hindi, following the introduction of an online registration facility, according to the administration. For example, if ‘Ramhit Yadav’ was inadvertently typed as ‘Ram hit Yadav’, the software interpreted it as “Ram Ne Yadav Ko Mara” (translating the word ‘hit’). No application forms or supporting records related to these entries were found available in the office, the statement said.
