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- Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls may lead to notices for over 1.8 million voters, with Booth Level Officers saying they were told to flag voters aged 85 and above under the 'probable absent, shifted, dead/deleted or duplicate' category even before any discrepancy is established.
- Families say they were asked to keep documents ready for notices after the draft roll is published.
- The Chief Electoral Officer has denied that any such instructions were issued, saying no discrimination will occur and submitted enumeration forms will be verified and included.
- Civil society groups have earlier raised concerns that senior citizens are vulnerable to deletions during the revision.
What to watch next
- Whether notices are issued to elderly voters after the draft electoral roll is published
- Clarification from election authorities on why the 'Probable ASD' category exists in the BLO app
- Whether elderly voters flagged under ASDD are able to retain their names after responding to notices before Electoral Registration Officers
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Named India · Booth Level Officers · Election Commission of India · Karnataka · Special Intensive Revision · V. Anbu Kumar · West Bengal
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