New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised its instructions governing the appointment of booth level agents (BLAs), allowing greater flexibility in their selection within assembly constituencies. Under the previous 2023 ECI rule, it was mandatory for a BLA to be a registered voter of the booth assigned to the person. While the new rule will still give preference to such candidates, in a situation when no person registered from the booth is available, the BLA will be chosen from a wider pool of voters within the same assembly constituency. The earlier rule led to practical difficulties in constituencies where the number of available voters was small. However, with the new order, the Commission has removed that l...