SIR in Delhi: Thousands of BLOs begin voter verification drive

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began in Delhi on Tuesday, with more than 13,000 booth-level officers starting a month-long door-to-door exercise across the capital's 70 Assembly constituencies.

Officials at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said the exercise will continue until July 29 and aims to verify voter details before the publication of the updated electoral rolls.

The national capital has 13,033 polling stations spread across seven Lok Sabha constituencies and 70 Assembly segments.

BLOs to conduct door-to-door visits

Booth-level officers (BLOs) have been directed to visit homes during early morning and evening hours, including weekends, when residents are more likely to be available.

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Each voter will receive two copies of the enumeration form during the exercise. One copy will remain with the voter as an acknowledgement, while the second copy will be submitted to the BLO after being filled out.

Officials said voters are not required to submit any documents along with the forms.

Political parties are also participating in the exercise through their booth-level agents, who are helping residents complete and submit the forms.

Missing forms may affect voter list inclusion

According to the Chief Electoral Officer's office, every voter must complete the enumeration form to ensure their names are included in the final electoral roll scheduled to be published on October 7, News18 reported.

The draft electoral roll will be released on August 5. Names of those who do not submit the forms will not appear in the draft list.

Officials said BLOs will make at least three visits to homes found locked during the survey.

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Delhi has over 1.45 crore voters

Delhi's electoral rolls were frozen on June 16, when the city had 1,45,10,298 registered voters, including 77.11 lakh male and 67.98 lakh female electors.

People who have shifted to Delhi after 2002 will be required to provide details of their earlier voter registration from their native states. Voters also have the option of submitting their enumeration details online.

FAQs:

What is the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Delhi?

It is a door-to-door voter verification drive to update and revise the electoral rolls.

Do voters need to submit documents with the enumeration form?

No, officials said no documents are required along with the forms.