# Goa CEO says 97 missing voters now being enrolled 2026-09-24T18:41:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Goa Chief Electoral Officer on Thursday clarified that 97 voters left out of the final electoral roll published in February 2026 are being processed through house-to-house visits and many have since been enrolled. The 97 had been found eligible by Electoral Registration Officers after logical discrepancies were flagged during the Special Intensive Revision, but were not included in the final roll because the ECINet system lacked a rollback facility to reverse earlier deletion decisions. The CEO's office sent eight communications seeking a rollback facility before the final roll was published, but the facility was not enabled in time. The Election Commission has stated that ECINet has no provision for rollback once Form 7 is used for deletion, and that EROs retain their statutory powers. The clarification comes as opposition parties criticise the Election Commission over the exclusion, and amid reports that two Election Commissioners raised objections to decisions linked to the SIR process. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Times of India and India Today report the CEO's clarification as a routine administrative resolution, foregrounding the CEO's assurance that no eligible elector will be left behind. Times Now leads with the opposition's criticism and the internal objections by two Election Commissioners, framing the episode as a standoff between the Goa office and the ECI's IT division. The balanced reading is that the core dispute is procedural: whether ECINet adequately empowers local EROs. The next concrete test will be the ECI's response to the demand for a rollback feature in the system. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with CEO clarification, reports opposition criticism without endorsement - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Straight news agency style, includes both ECI and CEO views - timesnownews.com (sensationalist) Leads with 'ECI Blinks', foregrounds drama of eight emails and internal dissent Tags: chief electoral officer, ECINET, Election Commission of India, Goa Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/goa-ceo-says-97-missing-voters-being-enrolled-row-over-software-continues/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/goa-ceo-says-97-missing-voters-being-enrolled-row-over-software-continues/#story-in-brief