‘Mark VIP’: ECI adds fresh feature in app used by booth level officers amid SIR

ECI ‘Mark VIP’ Feature in BLO App: What the Election Commission Says About Voter Tagging | 📰 LatestLY

The Election Commission of India has clarified that marking certain prominent electors in electoral databases is a longstanding practice, after a ‘Mark VIP’ feature appeared in the BLO App during the ongoing SIR. The app update has drawn attention because the feature was introduced during the revision, while ECI says similar instructions predate SIR. 📰 ECI ‘Mark VIP’ Feature in BLO App: What the Election Commission Says About Voter Tagging.

Marking 'VIPs' routine, was part of SSR even before SIR: Officials

NEW DELHI: EC, which is reeling under allegations of faultlines among its members, is now being questioned over a software update recently made in the

‘Mark VIP’: EC adds fresh feature to BLO app amid SIR

In Delhi and four other states, the exercise was in the enumeration phase, while 10 others, including Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, were in the claims and objections phase at the time of the update

‘Mark VIP’: ECI adds fresh feature in app used by booth level officers amid SIR

Officials at Delhi’s chief electoral officer’s (CEO’s) office said that the app – named BLO App – was updated on July 30 with the new feature.