Overview

• Official data show documents received for 98.2% of electors on the draft rolls, with only 0.16% claims and objections logged, including 10 submissions from party booth‑level agents and 1,21,143 from individual voters.
• The Commission says lists naming roughly 65 lakh people left out of the August 1 draft, with stated reasons such as death, shifting, duplicates or untraceable status, are posted on all district websites.
• The Supreme Court permitted excluded voters to apply online and to use Aadhaar or any of 11 specified documents for inclusion, and directed recognised parties to deploy BLAs to assist applicants.
• Field reports describe confusion over implementation, limited internet access and BLOs awaiting written instructions, alongside complaints of wrongful deletions including living voters marked as deceased.
• ECI timelines hold: claims close on September 1, ERO/AERO decisions are due by September 25, and final electoral rolls are scheduled for publication on September 30, with 3,28,847 new 18‑year‑olds already applying.