(From left) UP Congress chief Aradhana Misra with party leaders Rajendra Pal Gautam and Supriya Shrinate in Lucknow. (PTI)

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Hours after the Congress alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh , claiming that more than 16,000 voter entries had been affected in the Pilibhit Sadar Assembly constituency alone, the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Wednesday evening ordered the removal of two officers — Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of the constituency and the Voter Registration Centre (VRC) operator concerned — from electoral roll-related work with immediate effect.

CEO Navdeep Rinwa’s directions came after an inquiry found that certain voters’ Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers displayed the details of other voters online.

He also called for a probe by the District Election Officer (DEO), Pilibhit, and directed all DEOs to examine the electoral rolls of the…