Staff Reporter / New Delhi
Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Chief Electoral Officers of all 12 States and Union territories where Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is ongoing to ensure sharing of booth-wise lists of electors with Booth Level Agents (BLA).
The Poll body said that booth-wise lists of electors marked as Absent, Shifted, Dead, or Duplicate will be shared with BLA of political parties, as was done in Bihar SIR. Names of electors who could not be contacted even after three or more visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will also be included in the list.
The Election Commission said the lists will be provided to BLAs nominated by district presidents of political parties before the publication of the Draft Electoral Rolls. The Commission informed that the respective Chief Electoral Officers will ensure the timely sharing of these lists.
It said that nearly five lakh BLOs across the 12 states and UTs will hold booth-wise meetings with over twelve lakh Booth Level Agents to hand over the lists. The Commission added that after publication of the draft electoral roll, these lists will also be uploaded on the websites of Chief Electoral Officers and District Election Officers.