ECI Backs Down, Parties to Get Details of Electors’ Discrepancies that Left Them Off Rolls
The drive will cover 20 states and Union territories and aims to restore eligible names after more than 13 crore were removed from draft rolls, officials said.
- The Election Commission launched a special campaign across 20 states and UTs to include eligible voters and first-time voters left out during the Special Intensive Revision.
- More than 13 crore names were removed from draft electoral rolls across 30 states and UTs during the Special Intensive Revision, prompting the corrective drive.
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected on at least 14 occasions over 10 months to decisions regarding Form 6 and ECINet access made without their knowledge.
- Following written directions sent on September 29, the Election Commission reiterated instructions during a Thursday video conference, mandating officials continue updating electoral rolls.
- Scrutiny persists within the Election Commission regarding decision-making processes, as The Indian Express reported concerns over the large-scale deletion of names from electoral rolls.
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The Election Commission has launched a door-to-door survey of missing voters in more than 20 states and union territories, so that over 130 million people can re-enroll their names. In this campaign, BLOs will add new names and correct errors using Form 6 and Form 8, and the lists will also be shared with party agents to keep the process transparent.
EC orders special drive for left-out, new voters in states where SIR is over amid Gyanesh Kumar-Oppn row
The instruction was conveyed in writing on September 29 and repeated at a video conference with all state Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) Thursday, followed a virtual meeting with state CEOs.
ECI orders special drive for left-out voters in post-SIR states
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed states and union territories where the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct a special drive to identify and enrol voters who may have been left out. In a communication to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories …
EC launches re-enrolment drive for omitted voters during SIR
The Election Commission has launched a special drive to include eligible citizens who were omitted or deleted during the recent Special Investigative Review (SIR) exercise, as well as to register new and young voters. This initiative follows accusations from opposition parties regarding disenfranchisement and aims to ensure no eligible citizen is left out of the electoral process.
ECI orders Special Drive after SIR to restore deleted voter names, enrol first-time young voters
The Election Commission has ordered a Special Drive in states where SIR has been completed to identify eligible voters whose names are missing from the final electoral roll. BLOs have been directed to conduct house-to-house verification.
ECI Directs States, UTs To Launch Special Drive To Enrol Voters Left Out of Electoral Rolls | 📰 LatestLY
In a communication to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states and UTs, the Commission said the special drive would focus on left-out electors as well as first-time and young voters. 📰 ECI Directs States, UTs To Launch Special Drive To Enrol Voters Left Out of Electoral Rolls.
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