The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana has gained significant traction, with Kaithal district achieving the second-highest digitisation rate in the state at 60.84 per cent. Karnal district has digitised approximately 47 per cent of its enumeration forms as officials race to meet the July 7 deadline for completion.
Digitisation Progress and Data
According to data released on Friday, Kaithal has digitised 5,03,938 out of 8,28,255 registered voters' forms. Karnal has processed 5,74,662 forms from its total of 12,25,661 registered voters. The draft electoral roll is scheduled for publication on July 21, with the claims and objections window remaining open until August 20.
Karnal Administration's Drive
Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer of Karnal, Dr Anand Kumar Sharma, stated that the district administration is working at full pace to complete the digitisation drive by July 7. "All BLOs and supervisors have been instructed to expedite the collection and digitisation of forms," said DC Sharma during a progress review. He warned that any negligence in the exercise would not be tolerated.
Dr Sharma added that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) are monitoring progress regularly. District-level upload centres and support staff have been provided to assist BLOs facing technical difficulties. "Continuous review meetings are also being held with supervisors to ensure timely completion of the work," he noted.
BLOs with outstanding performance will be honoured, and political parties are being kept informed about the exercise's progress. Officials have been directed to prepare a comprehensive action plan for hearing notices related to voters whose permanent addresses could not be verified, duplicate entries, shifted voters, and deceased electors. This information will also be shared with Booth Level Agents (BLA-1 and BLA-2) appointed by political parties to maintain transparency.
Kaithal's Verification and Awareness Campaign
DC-cum-District Election Officer of Kaithal, Aparajita, reported that the house-to-house campaign by BLOs across the district's four Assembly constituencies is ongoing. During the verification drive, 19,834 voters have been identified as absent, shifted, deceased, or duplicate.
To enhance public participation, the district administration is running awareness campaigns through social media and public announcements. Schoolchildren are being encouraged to request their parents to fill out forms and submit them to their respective BLOs. The list of such voters will be shared with Booth Level Agents appointed by political parties and will also be made available on the websites of the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, and the District Election Officer, Kaithal, ensuring no eligible voter's name is deleted without due verification.
Claims and Objections Process
The DC informed that the draft electoral roll will be published on July 21. Eligible voters whose names do not appear in the draft list can submit Form-6, along with the required declaration and supporting documents, between July 21 and August 20 through their BLO, the ERO office, or the online portal. "Citizens who have become eligible to vote as of the July 1 qualifying date can also apply for enrolment during the claims and objections period, while existing voters seeking corrections or constituency transfers can submit Form-8," she added.
Both DCs appealed to the public to fill and submit their forms promptly to their respective BLOs so that the SIR exercise can be completed within the prescribed schedule and no eligible citizen is deprived of the right to vote.
