In a significant move to boost election preparedness, the District Magistrate and District Election Officer of Prayagraj, Manish Kumar Verma, has publicly honored 19 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for their exemplary performance. The felicitation ceremony recognized their diligent efforts during the ongoing special intensive revision programme of the electoral roll in the Sangam city.
Recognition for Exemplary Service
During the event, Verma commended the awarded BLOs and urged them to motivate their peers. He issued a clear directive to all Booth Level Officers across the district to complete the crucial mapping work with the 2003 voter list both promptly and with absolute accuracy. This step is considered vital for ensuring a clean and updated electoral database ahead of future polls.
Progress on Enumeration Drive
The district administration provided a substantial update on the revision drive's progress. Officials revealed that the online feeding of 26 lakh out of a total 46.92 lakh enumeration forms has been successfully completed in Prayagraj district so far. This represents a major milestone in the digitization and verification process of voter data.
An appeal was also made to the public. The administration has sought active cooperation from voters across all 12 assembly constituencies of the district. Citizens are encouraged to get their enumeration forms submitted with their concerned BLOs at the earliest possible opportunity to ensure their names are correctly included in the list.
List of Awarded BLOs
The 19 BLOs who were felicitated for their excellent work come from various assembly segments of Prayagraj. The list includes:
- Pushpalata Srivastava
- Chhaya Mishra
- Rita Devi Yadav
- Krishna Kumar of Phaphamau Assembly Constituency
- Alia Bano
- Sunita Devi of Soraon
- Ram Sajeevan Yadav of Phulpur
- Geeta Devi and Vidya Devi Maurya of Pratappur
- Saurabh Singh of Handiya
- Ravi Shankar Yadav of Meja
- Shyam Babu of Karchana
- Satya Prakash Kharwar, Zarina Khatoon, and Amar Bahadur Singh of Allahabad West
- Suryaraj Singh and Santosh Kumar of Bara
- Arvind Kumar and Krishnakant of Koraon
This initiative underscores the district administration's focus on strengthening the grassroots electoral machinery. By recognizing diligent officials and setting clear targets for data accuracy, the authorities aim to ensure a robust and inclusive voter list for the historic Sangam city.
