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Even arsenic governmental parties person raised concerns implicit the projected Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, their effect successful appointing Booth Level Agents (BLAs) crossed Karnataka has remained uneven.
Election officials said BLAs play a cardinal relation successful coordinating with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during electoral rotation revision exercises and successful facilitating connection betwixt governmental parties and predetermination authorities. While BLAs bash not interfere successful the registration process, they assistance place discrepancies successful electoral rolls astatine the polling presumption level.
Although 1 BLA is expected for each polling station, the Congress and BJP unneurotic person truthful acold appointed lone astir fractional the required fig of 59,050, according to authoritative data.
The Congress has appointed 28,848 BLAs crossed Karnataka, portion the BJP has named 25,827 agents. The JD(S) has appointed 811 BLAs. Other recognised parties, including the AAP, BSP, NPP and CPI(M), person not reported immoderate appointments truthful far.
However, representatives of these parties person disputed the authoritative figures. Congress leaders claimed their enactment was starring successful appointments, portion the BJP maintained that it had appointed much than 40,000 BLAs. The JD(S) said it had appointed astir 12,000 BLAs. All 3 parties alleged that the Election Commission had not afloat updated the information submitted by them.
Highest successful Belagavi
Belagavi recorded the highest combined BLA spot with 5,747 appointments, followed by Mysuru with 3,927 and Bagalkot with 3,570.
The erstwhile BBMP jurisdiction unneurotic accounted for a sizeable fig of appointments. While the Central part reported 1,895 BLAs, North and South divisions recorded 788 and 670 respectively.
The BJP maintained a beardown beingness successful districts specified arsenic Belagavi, Ballari, Kalaburagi and Vijayanagara, whereas the Congress registered higher numbers successful Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada, and Vijayapura.
Some districts specified arsenic Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Shivamogga, and Yadgir, reported nary BLA appointments from immoderate governmental party, according to disposable data.
The JD(S) beingness was constricted to a fewer districts, with notable appointments successful Raichur, Vijayapura, and Uttara Kannada.
Parties rise concerns
Meanwhile, representatives of assorted governmental parties raised concerns implicit the projected SIR workout during a gathering convened by Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar successful Bengaluru connected Monday (May 18).
According to sources, BJP representatives flagged applicable difficulties successful the enumeration process, peculiarly successful verifying household relationships erstwhile relatives motion forms connected behalf of absent voters during BLO visits.
They besides raised concerns implicit migrant workers who had moved to Bengaluru and different cities for employment portion continuing to stay connected electoral rolls successful their autochthonal places. BJP leaders said completing the SIR process wrong 3 months could make difficulties for specified voters.
Congress representatives questioned the urgency of the workout successful the lack of contiguous Lok Sabha oregon Assembly elections successful the State. They urged the Election Commission to supply astatine slightest six months for voters who received notices aft work of draught rolls to respond and furnish documents. The enactment besides sought assurance that nary eligible elector among the State’s 5.55 crore electors would beryllium excluded.
Representatives of the JD(S), AAP, CPI, CPI(M) and BSP besides placed their suggestions earlier the Election Commission.
Mr. Kumar is learnt to person assured governmental parties that the SIR process would beryllium conducted transparently portion taking each governmental parties and the nationalist into confidence. He besides sought practice from each parties for the creaseless behaviour of the exercise.
