Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sulata Deo on Sunday raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, pointing to a significant mismatch between the number of forms received and their digital entry.

Speaking on the issue, Deo said that while the process has recorded high physical collection of forms, the digitisation of the data remains extremely low.

"BJD staged a protest and has met with ECI officials twice to submit formal representations. The forms received during SIR stand at 98.5%, yet the digital entry is only at 17%. This indicates a significant mismatch. This discrepancy implies the data is inaccurate, and the ECI needs to address this to ensure not a single new voter is l...