New Delhi, May 1 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced three new initiatives aimed at improving electoral roll accuracy and enhancing voter-related services, as per an official press release on Thursday.

As part of the first initiative, the ECI will now obtain death registration data electronically from the Registrar General of India.

According to the release, this step is in line with Rule 9 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 and Section 3(5)(b) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (as amended in 2023).

The electronic sharing of data will allow Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to receive timely information about registered deaths. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will be able to verify this i...