India’s Election Commission has declined to disclose the name and version of voter roll software used to detect errors and anomalies during the Special Intensive Revision, citing exemptions under the Right to Information Act.

Key Takeaways

  • The commission said no new software was developed or procured for the revision.
  • Electoral Registration Officers decide whether to include or exclude voters based on facts and records, the commission said.

What the voter roll software request sought

Social activist M A Mujeeb Ayyub of Karimpur, Telangana, filed the information request on July 27, 2026. He asked the commission to identify the software, application, algorithm or artificial intelligence platform used to find errors and inconsistencies in electoral rolls.

He also asked whether records were automatically flagged for verification, correction or deletion, and whether AI, machine learning, predictive analytics or automated decision-support systems were used.

Why the commission withheld details

In its October 16 reply, the commission cited exemptions covering commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property rights when declining to identify the software. It said no new software had been developed or procured for the revision.

On questions about automated systems and what happened after records were flagged, the commission said the request sought a clarification that did not qualify as information under Section 2(f) of the RTI Act. The response therefore did not establish whether such systems were used.

An election commission official said software and algorithm details were conventionally not shared in response to RTI applications.

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