The Election Commission of India has ordered a review of its voter-roll software following reports that senior election officials had raised concerns over changes to voter lists that allegedly excluded millions of voters.
The Indian Express reported that two election commissioners had questioned or expressed concerns to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at least 14 times over 10 months, mainly regarding the process of updating voter registers that began last year.
Opposition parties have alleged that the voter lists were manipulated to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while the Election Commission has maintained that differences within the institution are normal and that its actions complied with the law.
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The Commission said on Saturday that a committee headed by a senior election official and including an independent technology expert would examine whether the software complied with electoral laws and regulations.
It also announced that local election officials would visit voters flagged over discrepancies rather than routinely requiring them to report to government offices.
The development follows calls by opposition groups and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party for Kumar’s resignation. The party had threatened nationwide protests from October 2 if he did not step down by Saturday.
The Commission’s review comes amid wider scrutiny of its digital electoral systems and the process of revising voter registers. The ECI launched its ECINET digital platform in January 2026 to integrate more than 40 election-related applications and portals.
