Lucknow, July 17 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) intends that the voter list should be completely error-free, updated and transparent to ensure that every eligible citizen can exercise their franchise, Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said on Wednesday.

He was addressing district election officers of 34 districts in a training programme in Lucknow. Rinwa directed the officers to ensure that the limit of maximum 1,200 voters is followed at every polling station. The names of all the members of the same family should be registered at the same polling booth, he said.

For the first time, physical training of district election officers is being conducted, he said. Its purpose is to ensure that the officers ...