Over 500 Appeals Filed After Assam Electoral Roll Revision: ECI

More than 500 people have filed appeals out of the 2.43 lakh names removed during Assam’s recent Special Revision of the electoral roll, the Election Commission of India said on Wednesday. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said the low number of appeals reflected the accuracy and inclusiveness of the exercise.

The ECI announced several first-time initiatives for Assam, including mobile phone deposit counters at polling stations, improved ballot design, a cap of 1,200 voters per polling station, 100% webcasting, and the launch of the ECINET app.

Poll preparations are underway with over 31,000 polling stations planned. The Commission said election dates will be finalised keeping Bihu in mind and assured strict, impartial enforcement of election laws.