India, April 20 -- The Odisha Government's Home (Elections) Department has raised concerns over large-scale deletion of voters' names and issued fresh instructions to all Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to tighten verification before any further action.Odisha Travel Guide

In a recent letter, the department said that around 9.8 lakh deletions have been carried out by EROs since the start of the elector mapping exercise. However, it noted that a significant number of complaints have been received alleging wrongful deletion of names. These include cases where voters were found to be present despite their names being removed, and instances where Booth Level Officers (BLOs) reportedly failed to conduct field visits or proper verificati...