Dead voters in poll rolls a big issue, parties tell CEO

MOST political parties on Thursday raised the issue of non-deletion of the names of dead voters from electoral rolls and suggested that the ECI could delete the names by obtaining the list from local bodies and revenue department instead of verifying it through circumlocutory means.

They also raised issues like photo mismatch, double entries, deletion of genuine voters, the need for giving identical electoral rolls to political parties and the presiding officers etc.

These issues were raised during a meeting of all registered political parties chaired by the Chief Electoral Officer at the secretariat, ahead of the special summary revision of the rolls with reference to January 1, 2025 as the qualifying date for enrolling eligible voters. The revision begins on October 29 and the final rolls will be published on January 6, 2025.