Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar held a review meeting on Saturday regarding the preparations for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the State. Following the meeting, the CEO announced that the voter mapping process in the State is progressing rapidly.
"The voter mapping exercise in Jharkhand is progressing, with the endeavour being to correctly match existing voters with their earlier records for clearing documentation problems. Parental and progeny relationships are covered by the mapping, making it a complete and correct list of voters," Ravi Kumar informed media.
"This process is being carried out using the BLO app, manual methods, and Excel sheets to ensure thoroughness. The Election Commission’s instructions are being strictly followed, with an emphasis on completing the mapping before the nomination process begins… The mapping is largely complete, with the remaining categories expected to be finalised by Wednesday," he added.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) to finalise their preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter lists in their respective States and Union Territories, according to an ECI press release.
The ECI's two-day Conference of CEOs on SIR preparedness concluded at the India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi.
The Commission assessed the progress made on previous directions issued to CEOs to map current electors with electors from the last SIR in their respective States and UTs. The ECI also held one-on-one interactions with the CEOs of poll-bound States and UTs, including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal. Queries raised by the CEOs were clarified following presentations by senior officers of the Commission on the SIR process.
The conference was presided over by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in the presence of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. CEOs from States and UTs across the country attended the Conference.
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