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As the postulation and digitisation of enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls advancement crossed the State, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar enactment the fig of forms that person been digitised astatine adjacent to 20 lakh.
Mr. Kelkar said that 19,90,178 enumeration forms had been digitised till 6 p.m. connected Friday.
The fig constitutes 7.15% of the forms distributed to a small implicit 2.78 crore voters successful the State.
The organisation of forms had begun connected November 4. As per the docket announced by the Election Commission (EC), the archetypal signifier constituting distribution, postulation and digitisation of the forms volition beryllium completed by December 4.
The EC is readying to people the draught SIR rolls connected December 9.
The functioning of ‘Collection Hubs’ are besides progressing smoothly, according to him. At these hubs, booth level officers (BLOs) are assisted by predetermination officials and Electoral Literacy Clubs successful collecting and uploading the digitised forms.
According to Mr. Kelkar, 45,249 voters had submitted their accusation utilizing the online facility. This fig represents conscionable 0.16% of the voters arsenic connected October 27.
Meanwhile, the fig of ‘untraceable forms’—designating voters who person not been traced—have risen to 1,01,856.
Mr. Kelkar said these information whitethorn not beryllium implicit arsenic each BLOs person not uploaded their implicit information yet.
The CEO besides held a videoconference with the BLOs who person completed 100% digitisation of the forms. Several BLOs told the gathering that they were capable to implicit the process successful 4 days, the CEO’s bureau said successful a statement. He lauded their committedness and zeal.
Meeting with governmental parties
Mr. Kelkar volition clasp the play SIR reappraisal gathering with governmental parties connected Saturday. These meetings person been a regular diagnostic ever since the workout kicked disconnected successful Kerala.
