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Election Commission adds VIP tracking feature to BLO App
The Election Commission has added a new tool to its voter-verification app.
Booth-level officers can use it to mark certain high-profile voters as VIPs.
The mark sends the voter’s record through several levels of official review.
It is meant to reduce the chance that these voters are accidentally left off draft voter lists.
Tagged people can be included even if they have not filled out an enumeration form.
They may also receive help without visiting a hearing center in person.
However, being marked VIP does not mean their records cannot be questioned.
Officials can still ask for documents and process claims or objections.
The Election Commission added a “Mark VIP” option to the BLO App.
Booth-level officers can tag high-profile voters during house-to-house verification visits.
Tagged profiles undergo review by AEROs, EROs and the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office.
The feature aims to prevent accidental omissions and may spare tagged voters physical hearing-center visits.
VIP status does not provide immunity from claims, objections or required document verification.
- Who
- The Election Commission, booth-level officers and electoral registration officials are involved; prominent voters may receive the designation.
- What
- A “Mark VIP” option was added to the BLO App to identify and track high-profile voters.
- Where
- The feature is being used in Delhi through the BLO App.
- When
- The feature was added during the Delhi electoral-roll verification drive; the article also says VIP-identification provisions have existed since 2018.
- Why
- It is intended to prevent accidental omissions, prioritize processing and streamline document verification for high-profile voters.
Key facts
- Feature
- “Mark VIP” option in the BLO App
- Review chain
- Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and the Chief Electoral Officer’s office
- Roll inclusion
- Tagged individuals are automatically added to draft electoral rolls, even without submitting enumeration forms
- Eligible groups
- MPs, MLAs, constitutional officeholders, judges, civil servants and prominent figures in arts, sports and journalism
- Administrative benefit
- Priority processing and facilitation without requiring tagged individuals to physically visit hearing centers
- Legal limitation
- VIP designation does not provide immunity from claims, objections or document verification
- Earlier provision
- The article says VIP-identification provisions have existed in the Election Commission manual since 2018
Quotes
An official in the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office
An unnamed official in the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office discussing control of the election software.
“The CEO office cannot make any changes to the apps or the software. Orders come directly from the commission,”
businesstoday.in
Sources
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