New Delhi, May 1 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced three new initiatives on Thursday aimed at improving the accuracy of electoral rolls.

These measures are in line with the initiatives as envisaged by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, during the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi in March this year, as per an ECI release.

According to the release, the poll body has decided to electronically integrate death registration data with the electoral database, ensuring the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) receive timely information about registered deaths.

"The Commission will now obtain death r...