India, Oct. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday limited to 10 the number of Form 7 applications --- the document submitted to object against the inclusion of a person in the voter roll --- an individual can file, saying bulk objections on "unsubstantiated grounds" were inconveniencing voters and overloading field staff.

In an instruction to the chief electoral officers of all states and UTs, the poll body said an individual elector can file at most 10 such applications during the entire claims-and-objections period. During continuous updation of rolls, the cap is five per month. The limits apply to both online and offline filings, it said.

The Commission said that while online filings were capped at six at a time, "th...