In a major decision following an uproar by opposition parties, the Election Commission has said voters can get verified in the electoral rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar even without submitting the mandatory documents.

INDIA bloc parties said that special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar will result in the deletion of tens of lakhs of genuine voters.

The Election Commission cited privacy and legal issues in response to Rahul Gandhi's demand for CCTV footage of polling stations. Gandhi urged publishing digital voter rolls.

The Election Commission has written to all political parties, asking them to participate in a meeting to strengthen the election process within the legal framework. The meeting could be held at their convenience, he wrote.

The BJP and the Congress today lodged an official complaint against Kejriwal over the remark.

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The Election Commission on Thursday asked its Delhi chief electoral officer to probe the Aam Aadmi Party's complaints against BJP leader Parvesh Verma and allegations of additions and deletions in the electoral roll of the New Delhi Assembly seat.