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EC gives fresh chance to voters excluded from draft SIR rolls in Delhi, Maharashtra, 5 other states

EC gives fresh chance to voters excluded from draft SIR rolls in Delhi, Maharashtra, 5 other states

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  • left · 1 outlet

    The Congress termed the latest direction from the Election Commission a ‘U-turn’ and said this is a ‘belated admission that wrongful deletion and exclusion’ have taken place

    — The Federal

  • center · 2 outlets

    The Election Commission (EC) has given one more chance to voters marked absent, dead or duplicate in seven states, including Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana and Nagaland, where the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is either underway or has just…

    — The Tribune

  • right · 2 outlets

    The Election Commission has offered voters excluded from draft electoral rolls in seven states a fresh opportunity to re-enrol after being marked Absent, Shifted, Dead or Duplicate. Eligible applicants will have their original EPIC numbers restored in final rolls, while election officials have been…

    — The Economic Times

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The EC has directed seven states to help electors marked absent, shifted, dead or duplicate submit fresh forms and seek inclusion in final rolls.

Coverage arrived over 15 hours — first from Hindustan Times, latest from The Economic Times.

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Left / Center-Left 1 (20%)
Center 2 (40%)
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Hindustan Times Center HT Media Current article

EC gives fresh chance to voters excluded from draft SIR rolls in Delhi, Maharashtra, 5 other states

The EC has directed seven states to help electors marked absent, shifted, dead or duplicate submit fresh forms and seek inclusion in final rolls.

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

EC gives voters left out of SIR draft rolls ‘one more opportunity’ to re-enrol; restores old EPIC numbers

The Election Commission has offered voters excluded from draft electoral rolls in seven states a fresh opportunity to re-enrol after being marked Absent, Shifted, Dead or Duplicate. Eligible applicants will have their original EPIC numbers restored in final rolls, while election officials have been…

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