Published names of all excluded voters, EC tells SC
New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that it has complied with the court's directions on transparency in Bihar's electoral roll revision, publishing the booth-wise list of nearly 6.5 million voters whose names are missing from the draft rolls along with reasons for their exclusion. The move comes a day ahead of Friday's crucial hearing on petitions alleging large-scale deletions during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.
In a compliance affidavit, the poll panel said: "That in light of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court, the booth-wise list of about 65 lakh persons whose names do not appear in the Draft electoral Roll has been published on the website of all 38 District Election Officers in the State of Bihar, along with reasons for their non-inclusion in the Draft Electoral Roll, i.e., whether it is on account of death, shifting of ordinary residence or duplicate entries."
The Commission further stated that the lists have also been posted at Panchayat Bhavans, block development offices and panchayat offices.
ECI also point to its outreach campaign to inform people about the online availability of the list. The filing follows the Supreme Court's August 14 interim order directing the commission to place the names of all excluded voters in the public domain by August 19....
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