Overview
- An Election Commission notice directs the South Goa MP to appear before the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer in Dabolim on January 27 with original documents.
- The AERO said his enumeration form lacked the last SIR’s assembly constituency number, part number, and serial number, so the system classified it as ‘unmapped’ and auto-generated the hearing.
- Goa Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Goel called it a lapse by the Booth Level Officer, announced a showcause notice, and indicated the MP’s details would be collected so his name is not deleted.
- Fernandes, a retired naval officer and first-time MP, said he has been a registered voter since 1989 and argued the episode raises concerns for ordinary voters under the SIR process.
- Goa’s draft rolls from the Special Intensive Revision show 1,00,042 deletions (8.44%), including 25,574 dead, 29,729 untraceable or absent, 40,469 permanently shifted, 1,997 multiple enrollments, and 2,273 listed as others.