The Election Commission of India declined an RTI request for the name and version of software used to identify voter roll errors during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
The poll panel invoked Section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act, stating the information involves commercial confidence, trade secrets, and intellectual property.
Former Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat advised the applicant to file an appeal to challenge the ECI's refusal to disclose the software details.