First time that so many eligible electors have lost their vote due to SIR: former CEC O.P. Rawat
Former Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat said that the two dissenting Election Commissioners should have forced a vote to annul any decisions they disagreed with during Commission meetings, because they held the majority and the CEC has no veto power. This marks the first time many eligible electors lost their vote due to SIR in the electoral process.