<h1>Election commission gives seven-day ultimatum under electoral rules to opposition for signed affidavit on voter-list irregularities</h1> The Election Commission issued a seven-day ultimatum under electoral rules requiring the opposition leader to submit a signed affidavit to substantiate claims of voter-list irregularities or retract them; the opposition responded that the poll body should first file an affidavit in the Supreme Court certifying the voter register is clean and provide a machine-readable copy before the opposition will file its own affidavit alleging removals, dead entries and other defects found during Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The dispute centers on evidentiary burdens, demands for data transparency, and procedural remedies for alleged roll-management deficiencies.