We publish information people use to exercise their vote. Getting it wrong has consequences, so we correct errors promptly and visibly rather than quietly editing them away.
Reporting an error
Email [email protected] with the subject line Correction. Please include:
- the URL of the page
- the specific statement you believe is wrong
- what you believe the correct information is, and a source if you have one
You do not need to give a reason for asking, and you do not need to be an expert. Reports from readers who simply followed a process and found it did not match what we wrote are among the most useful we receive.
What happens next
- We acknowledge correction reports within three working days.
- We check the claim against the primary source: for procedural content, that means the Election Commission of India.
- If we were wrong, we fix it and mark the correction. If we were right, we reply explaining why, with the source.
- If a claim is genuinely unclear or disputed, we say so on the page rather than picking a side.
How corrections are marked
Substantive corrections, anything that changes the meaning, particularly a procedural instruction, a date, a name, a number or a result, get a dated correction note at the foot of the article saying what was wrong and what it now says. The note stays permanently. We do not remove it once the article is updated.
Minor fixes, spelling, grammar, broken links, formatting, are made without a note, since they do not change what the article says.
Updates are different from corrections. When an official process changes and our guide was accurate at the time of writing, we update the article and change its last-updated date. That is not an error and is not marked as one.
Historical articles
Articles in our Election Archive document past election cycles and carry a notice saying so. We do not retrospectively rewrite them to reflect later events; that would destroy their value as a record. We do correct factual errors in them.
Takedown requests
Requests to remove accurate, lawfully published information are not corrections, and we do not treat them as such. If you believe content is unlawful, write to [email protected] setting out the specific legal basis, and we will consider it.