Patna, Aug. 18 -- Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met voters whose names were removed from the electoral rolls, the Election Commission asked them to apply for inclusion of their names in prescribed forms before September 1.

Election Commission, acting swiftly on interaction with such voters during his Voter Adhikar Yatra, released a video of the interaction, and asked them to apply for inclusion of their names in the electoral rolls before September 1, the last date for filing any objections on draft voters' list released on August 1, after first phase of Special Intensive Revision(SIR).

Voters affected during the SIR could file objections on their own and apply for inclusion of their names in electoral rolls, Commission sugge...