Latest Voter Deletions News & Updates

Opposition Party Raises Concerns Over Voter Deletions in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday raised serious concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the names of a large number of voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The party, while addressing a press conference held here on Monday, said that similar concerns regarding large-scale deletions are now emerging in Odisha as well.Speaking at the press conf…

Election Commission Estimates Nearly 90 Lakh Voter Deletions in West Bengal

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Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Based on the average daily deletion rates of voters’ names in the course of the ongoing judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy” category, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that the final deletion figure at the end of the process would be a little less than 90 lakh.Explaining how the estimated final figure of deletion has been arrived at, an insider from office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal on…