The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has gathered momentum in Nagpur district, with Booth-level Officers (BLOs) distributing pre-filled Enumeration Forms to nearly 40 per cent of the district’s 46.38 lakh voters within the first week of the exercise. Signed forms of around 2 per cent of the electorate have also been digitised, Deputy Election Officer Dr Rachna Indurkar said, on Monday. The month-long door-to-door verification drive, which began on June 30, is scheduled to continue till July 29. A total of 4,610 BLOs have been deployed across the district to deliver two copies of the pre-filled Enumeration Form to every registered elector. Dr Indurkar said almost all BLOs have reported for duty.

 

Those unable to participate due to medical reasons have been replaced to ensure the exercise proceeds without disruption. The field staff are also being assisted by NCC cadets and members of Electoral Literacy Clubs to facilitate the large-scale verification process. The biggest challenge before BLOs continues to be the unavailability of voters during daytime visits, an issue that had also surfaced during the earlier voter mapping exercise. To overcome this, every BLO has been instructed to visit each household at least three times before marking a voter unavailable. “We want every eligible voter to get sufficient opportunity to submit the form,” Dr Indurkar said. Each pre-filled form contains the voter's existing electoral details, photograph, QR code and the contact details of the concerned BLO. Electors are required to verify the information, make corrections wherever necessary and return the signed form to the BLO. Digitally literate voters can also complete the process online through the Election Commission's voter portal. Under the verification process, voters whose names appeared in both the 2002 and 2024 electoral rolls are required to provide details of their 2002 entry.

 

Those born after 1987, whose names were naturally absent from the 2002 roll, have to furnish the electoral details of either a parent or grandparent whose name figured in that roll. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, following which claims and objections can be submitted till September 4. Hearings on objections will continue till October 3, while the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on October 7.The district administration has appealed to voters to cooperate with BLOs and keep the necessary documents ready to ensure the revision exercise is completed within the stipulated schedule.