In RTI Reply To Telangana Voter Deletions, Poll Commission Admits Lapses | Read
The names of a large number of voters in Telangana were deleted from electoral rolls without due procedure ahead of last year's assembly elections, responses to queries under the Right To Information Act has revealed. Reports of large-scale voter deletions had sparked anger during the Telangana elections on December 7. NDTV had reported how a software that linked voter IDs with Aadhaar may have played a role in the deletions. Responses to RTI queries now show there were flaws in the verification process.
