EC declines to name SIR software, citing trade secrets under RTI

The Election Commission has refused to disclose the name and version of software used to flag errors in voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision, saying the details fall under commercial confidence and trade secrets exempt under the RTI Act. Replying to Telangana activist M A Mujeeb Ayyub, the EC also said no new software was developed or procured for SIR.