The record
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- The BJP has asked the Election Commission to extend the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls from September 16 to October 7, submitting a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer in Hyderabad.
- The party alleged that over 45 lakh voters were wrongly marked as 'absent, shifted, dead or duplicate' and had their names deleted from draft rolls despite living at the same addresses.
- It also claimed that of 92.88 lakh notices issued for record discrepancies, only 31.74 lakh had been delivered and hearings held in just 1.94 lakh cases.
- The matter matters because the revision process determines who remains on the voter list for future elections.
What to watch next
- Whether the Election Commission grants the extension to October 7 for claims and objections
- Progress in delivering the remaining notices and conducting hearings under the SIR
- Action taken on the alleged wrongful deletion of over 45 lakh voters' names
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