EAM Jaishakankar, Election Commissioner Among Voters Flagged for Delhi SIR Data Discrepancy
- On Sunday, the Delhi CEO Office issued notices to prominent figures, including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former deputy prime minister LK Advani, and former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, citing "discrepancies" in their details under the Special Intensive Revision process.
- Officials launched the Special Intensive Revision to verify draft electoral rolls of over 97 lakh voters, triggering 33.13 lakh notices to those with "discrepancies" or entries unmapped against 2002 records.
- The Delhi CEO Office clarified that receiving a notice does not indicate deletion, as verification continues; entries like late economist Bibek Debroy were marked "unmapped with last SIR" while others await document validation.
- Voters have until October 29 to submit replies and supporting documents to their respective Electoral Registration Officers; officials confirmed no names will be deleted without providing an opportunity to be heard.
- Following document verification, several entries have already been validated, including those of Election Commissioner S S Sandhu and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, with the final electoral roll for Assembly constituencies scheduled for publication on November 4.
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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.
Delhi SIR: Prominent Voters Who Received Notices Cleared After Verification
In past few days, teams of poll officials including booth-level officers (BLOs) visited such voters to validate their details through the supporting documents stipulated by the Election Commission (EC), officials said.
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