Archive · 23 Nov 2025
ECI Orders Assam BLOs to Ensure Clear Photos, Accurate Addresses
The Election Commission of India told Assam's Booth Level Officers to check and fix bad, missing, or non-human pictures in the voter list.
They should also make sure addresses are correct.
Special house numbers won't change property rules.
People can choose to give their Aadhaar number, but they don't have to.
ECI directed Assam's Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to verify and replace poor quality, non-human, or missing images in electoral rolls
BLOs authorized to take new pictures of voters and collect Form-8 applications
Discrepancies in addresses to be removed before draft publication
Notional house numbers won't affect property legal status
Aadhaar number furnishing voluntary, not mandatory for voter inclusion or deletion
- Who
- Election Commission of India (ECI)
- What
- Ordered Assam's Booth Level Officers to improve electoral rolls
- When
- Nov 23, 2023
- Where
- Assam
- Why
- To ensure accurate and valid voter list
Proponents of Strict Verification
Advocates of Flexibility
Image Quality
Proponents of Strict Verification
Strict verification of image quality is necessary to prevent fraudulent entries.
Advocates of Flexibility
Some flexibility is needed to accommodate low-resource areas with limited internet connectivity.
Aadhaar Number Furnishing
Proponents of Strict Verification
Mandatory Aadhaar number furnishing would help weed out duplicate entries.
Advocates of Flexibility
Voluntary furnishing respects privacy concerns and ensures no one is disenfranchised due to lack of Aadhaar.
- Image Types to Check
- Black and white, not to specification, non-human, no image
- Verification Level
- Booth-level officer (BLO)
- Revision Exercise Start Date
- Jan 1, 2026
- Draft Publication Date
- Feb 10, 2026
- Notional House Number Prefix
- N
