Nagpur: At a time when voters are being urged to verify their names in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) draft electoral roll, Maharashtra ’s election portal itself remained out of reach for hours on Sunday, leaving citizens staring at an “internal server error” instead of their electoral details.
Because of these backend changes,” the official said, it is possible that the error is occurring. BLOs are also being reshuffled and the corresponding data is being updated.
We are being asked to check our names within a stipulated period, so the website should at least remain accessible,” said Shobha Madne, a resident of New Manish Nagar. Another voter, Avinash Kulkarni, said, “There is already confusion over changed polling parts and where to find our names. A senior district administration official said ongoing backend updation could be behind the disruption. Sources in the admin, however, said the main technical operations of the portal are handled from Mumbai, and the district administration would not be in a position to conclusively identify the cause of the error.
“I tried several times since morning, first thinking it was an issue with my internet. I then tried from another phone, but the same error appeared. When the portal itself does not open after repeated attempts, it only makes the process more frustrating. “Voter data and information related to rationalisation of polling stations are being uploaded.