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AAP, Opposition Press EC Over Goa Voter Roll Revision Overlapping Local Polls

The parties warn the schedule curtails oversight during the Model Code of Conduct period.

Overview

  • A delegation led by Atishi met Election Commission officials in New Delhi on November 7 to challenge running the Special Intensive Revision alongside Goa’s zilla panchayat elections.
  • The SIR is underway with a draft electoral roll due on December 9, while the local polls are scheduled for December 13.
  • AAP argues the imminent Model Code of Conduct will absorb parties and officials, leaving little capacity to monitor the revision exercise.
  • In a letter, AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta urged amendments to SIR guidelines to create remedies for voters omitted from the draft and to stagger the two processes.
  • Congress leader Girish Chodankar called the timing politically motivated and questioned transparency, and no response from the Election Commission is reported.