Overview

• The Election Commission told the court it has posted booth-wise lists of about 65 lakh excluded electors with stated reasons on all 38 district websites and at local offices.
• Excluded voters may now file claims online using Aadhaar or any one of 11 accepted documents, with officials required to issue receipts for forms submitted via party booth agents.
• Political parties were impleaded and directed to mobilise their BLAs and file facilitation status reports by the next hearing on September 8 after the court noted minimal action so far.
• The commission reported roughly 84,000–85,000 claims from excluded voters to date and over 2 lakh new registrations since August 1 in the Special Intensive Revision.
• The EC attributed deletions to about 22 lakh deaths, 36 lakh migrations and 8 lakh duplicates, with the claims-and-objections window open until September 1.