Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Election Commission Adds ‘Mark VIP’ Feature During SIR Exercise
The Election Commission uses an app called the BLO App during the SIR exercise.
A new option called “mark VIP” was added to the app.
Officials in Delhi said the app was updated on July 30.
The Apple App Store showed the update on July 31.
Its description mentioned “mark VIP.”
However, the report did not find the same update record on the Android Play Store.
This means the update information appeared differently across the two app stores.
The report does not explain what the new feature is meant to do.
The Election Commission added a “mark VIP” feature to the BLO App during the SIR exercise.
Officials in the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office said the app was updated on July 30.
Apple App Store records accessed by Hindustan Times listed the update on July 31.
The Apple App Store description included the phrase “mark VIP.”
No corresponding update record was found on the Android Play Store.
- Who
- The Election Commission and officials in the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office.
- What
- A “mark VIP” feature was added to the BLO App.
- When
- Officials said the app was updated on July 30; Apple App Store records showed July 31.
- Where
- The update appeared in the BLO App and was documented in Apple App Store records; the report concerns Delhi electoral officials.
- App
- BLO App
- New feature
- “mark VIP”
- Officials’ update date
- July 30
- Apple App Store record
- July 31
- Apple listing
- Included “mark VIP” in the description
- Android listing
- No corresponding update record was found
- Exercise
- SIR