Enumeration Process Launched with 2,134 BLOs
The door-to-door enumeration process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) commenced in Amritsar district on Thursday. District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh announced that 2,134 booth level officers (BLOs) have been deployed to visit households, distribute enumeration forms to voters, and assist them in filling these forms.
Deployment of Officials Across Constituencies
For the effective implementation of the SIR, the district has deployed 11 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), 22 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), 110 Additional AEROs, 213 Sector Officers, and 2,134 BLOs across all 11 Assembly constituencies of Amritsar district, as per the District Election Officer.
The rationalisation of polling stations is scheduled to be completed by July 24, while the draft electoral rolls will be published on August 3, according to the official schedule.
Key Dates for Claims and Objections
Following the Election Commission’s timeline, claims and objections regarding the voter lists can be submitted from August 3 to September 2. These claims and objections will be disposed of between August 3 and September 28. The final electoral roll will be published on October 1, Dalwinderjit Singh added.
He highlighted that 88.61% of voters in Amritsar district had already been pre-SIR mapped. To ensure transparency and efficiency, political parties have appointed booth level agents (BLAs), who will help ensure that no eligible voter is deprived of exercising their franchise.
Measures Against Misinformation and Helpline
The District Election Officer urged residents not to pay heed to misleading rumours regarding the SIR process. For information related to SIR, citizens can contact the Election Commission’s toll-free helpline number 1950. Additionally, District Grievance Redressal Officers (DGROs) have been appointed to address complaints related to the revision exercise.
He also highlighted the ‘Book a Call with BLO’ feature launched by the Election Commission of India. Through this feature, available on the Election Commission website and the ECI NET mobile application, voters can directly contact the BLO of their polling booth and seek information regarding the voter list and SIR process.
Meeting with Political Parties
Earlier, District Election Officer Dalwinderjit Singh held a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties regarding the Special Intensive Revision. During the meeting, information related to the distribution, collection, and verification of enumeration forms during house-to-house visits by BLOs was shared.
He informed political parties that a total of 5,251 BLAs had been appointed across the district. Of these, 2,094 were appointed by the Aam Aadmi Party, 1,887 by the Congress, 814 by the Shiromani Akali Dal, 390 by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and 66 by the Bahujan Samaj Party. He appealed to all political parties to appoint BLA-2 representatives in every Assembly constituency to ensure the smooth conduct of the SIR exercise.
