India, Sept. 20 -- Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi allegation that voters from Congress strongholds were deleted from electoral rolls in Karnataka during the 2023 Assembly election,has once again drawn attention to the little-understood process of how voter names can be deleted from the rolls in India. Can it really be done in a matter of seconds or minutes? Here is what it entails

Legal basis and the role of election officers

The framework for voter deletion is established under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. Every constituency has an Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), who maintains and revises the electoral roll. The ERO is supported by Booth Level Of...