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Details of software used in SIR exempt from RTI, Election Commission cites 'trade secrets'
By Himanshi Dahiya||4 min read at Hindustan Times
In brief
The Election Commission of India declined to reveal the software used in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, citing trade secrets and RTI exemptions.
The ECI stated that electoral registration officers are the statutory authority responsible for voter roll revisions and that no new software was developed for the exercise.
The response came after an RTI application from social activist MA Mujeeb Ayyub in Karimnagar, Telangana.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declined to disclose the name and version of the software it used to identify errors and anomalies in voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, saying the information relates to “commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property” and is exempt under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The panel, which has faced criticism amid allegations of irregularities in the controversial roll revision exercise, also said that “no new software has been developed or procured for the SIR exercise,” and that electoral registration officers (EROs) decide on the inclusion or exclusion of an elector “on the basis of facts and records.”
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