The Election Commission has cautioned West Bengal poll officials to treat any irregularity or security breach during hearings on claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls seriously, directing strict corrective and disciplinary action where required.
The ECI said that duplicate EPIC numbers resulted from an outdated manual system used before the introduction of the ERONET platform, leading to the same alphanumeric series being assigned to different voters in separate States
The Delhi unit of the BJP has urged the Election Commission to implement special checks for women wearing burqas. In the recent Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, their candidate publicly insulted and harassed Muslim women.
