Odisha CEO R.S. Gopalan denied any 'hera pheri' in the Special Intensive Revision, saying prescribed procedures ensured transparency. He has applied for voluntary retirement on personal and health grounds. Officials traced most voters, removed about 20 lakh names after house-to-house checks (including deceased, shifted, untraced and duplicates), and with subsequent adjustments the final roll stood near 3.16 crore.
