30 May 2025REPORTEDCOMMISSION
ECI tells state CEOs to destroy poll CCTV and webcast footage after 45 days
In a letter to state chief electoral officers, the Commission said CCTV, webcasting and photographic records of the election process will be kept for 45 days and may be destroyed if no election petition is filed. It cited misuse of such content by non-contestants to spread misinformation, and said the law does not require the recordings, which serve as an internal management tool.
Reported on 20 June 2025; the letter itself was not opened.
SOURCES
- TIER 3 · PRESSMalicious narratives being spread using our video footage: ECThe Tribune2025-06-20“misuse of this content by non-contestants for spreading misinformation”