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EC Orders BLOs to Re-Verify Voter Rolls, Share Missing Names with Political Parties
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News18•02-10-2026, 11:07
EC Orders BLOs to Re-Verify Voter Rolls, Share Missing Names with Political Parties
- •The Election Commission has directed Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in 20 states and UTs to compare current and pre-SIR voter rolls to identify missing electors.
- •BLOs will visit homes of missing electors to ascertain their status and facilitate Form 6 for eligible voters.
- •The exercise aims to recheck voters marked as dead, shifted, or absent during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to ensure no genuine voters were inadvertently left out.
- •BLOs are tasked with completing the verification of 20-25 electors per week, with the entire process expected to conclude in approximately one month.
- •Identified lists of electors will be shared with Booth Level Agents (BLAs) of recognized political parties and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) for further action and transparency.
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The Election Commission has instructed Booth Level Officers across 20 states and Union Territories to compare current and pre-SIR voter rolls, identify missing electors, conduct house-to-house visits, and share booth-wise lists with political parties.
BLOs have been given a target to cover roughly 25 electors a week, with the entire field verification exercise expected to be completed within a period of one month.
The audit particularly examines voters who were marked as dead, shifted, or absent during the revision to check for any genuine voters inadvertently left out due to procedural issues, excluding doubtful electors pending before tribunals.
