BLO home visits: June 30-July 29; Draft voter roll: Aug. 5; Claims/ objections: Aug. 5-Sept. 4; Final electoral roll: Oct. 7

Mysuru, June 6 – Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy said, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway in Mysuru district in line with Election Commission directions, with 96 percent voter mapping already completed.

Chairing a meeting with representatives of political parties at his office auditorium in Mysuru on June 4, the DC said that the SIR schedule has been fixed, with key preparatory work, training and publication of rolls to be completed between June 20 and June 29.

He said, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will carry out house-to-house visits from June 30 to July 29 to distribute enumeration forms to voters. The filled-in forms can be submitted till July 29, after which rationalisation of the rolls will be taken up on the same day. The draft electoral roll will be published on Aug. 5.

Claims and objections, if any, can be filed between Aug. 5 and Sept. 4, and the final electoral roll will be published on Oct. 7.

Furnish accurate details

The Deputy Commissioner urged voters to furnish accurate details along with signatures in the enumeration forms, including information on deceased voters and migrants. He warned that furnishing false information would attract punitive action.

Stating that the process is being conducted transparently, he said that the objective is to ensure eligible citizens are not deprived of their right to vote while also preventing duplication by ensuring voters are enrolled at only one place. He added that names will be removed from the rolls only after due verification at multiple levels.

Reddy said that the electoral roll of 2022 will be used as the base for comparison with the 2025 roll for mapping purposes. So far, 96 percent of voters have been identified and matched with household data.

House-to-house verification exercise

He also urged political parties to appoint booth-level agents and coordinate with BLOs during the house-to-house verification exercise. BLOs will visit each household at least three times to distribute and collect enumeration forms duly signed by voters, he said.

He cautioned that failure to submit the forms could lead to deletion of names from the         electoral roll.

Explaining the inclusion process, he said new eligible voters will be added if the family head is already on the list. In cases of migration or marriage, inclusion will depend on verification of previous records and linkage with earlier electoral rolls, subject to submission of valid documents.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) R. Aishwarya and representatives of political parties were present.