The Election Commission of India stated that its ECINet software lacks a function to reverse voter deletions. In Goa, 97 voters initially flagged for “logical inconsistencies” were later deemed eligible, yet eight requests to restore their status—submitted by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer between February 11 and 17—remained unprocessed before the final electoral roll was published.
The Election Commission of India informed India Today that the ECINet system lacks a rollback mechanism, meaning Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) cannot reverse the deletion of a voter’s name once the action has been executed via Form 7.
This clarification follows repeated requests from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Goa to enable such a feature, a matter that had previously raised questions. The issue came to light during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, when 97 voters—initially flagged due to “logical discrepancies”—were ultimately found eligible for inclusion in the final electoral roll.
During the compilation of the electoral roll in Goa, some voters were flagged by the system for “logical inconsistencies” when cross-referenced with the records of their parents or grandparents from the previous roll; consequently, these flagged voters were removed from the electoral list.
In accordance with a Supreme Court order dated January 29, voters flagged for “logical inconsistencies” were given the opportunity to submit documents or file objections and to have their cases heard by election officials. Among the 649 voters who filed objections, election officials and assistant election officials determined that 97 met the eligibility criteria for the final electoral roll, concluding that the earlier decision to exclude them from the list had to be revoked.