New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) After the controversy over SIR notices to prominent people in the national capital, a mega door-to-door campaign was launched to visit affected residents and help them register or make amendments to the electoral rolls.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are conducting door-to-door visits to verify voter details, identify deceased voters, those who have permanently relocated, and duplicate entries, and help eligible voters add names or rectify errors.
The deadline for filing claims and objections, initially set for September 30, has been extended to October 30. Voters whose names were previously left out can now register their names in the voter list using Form-6.
In Delhi’s Patparganj area, individuals who have recently settled got a fresh chance to add their names by following the prescribed procedure.
Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) Brajesh Mathur told IANS that approximately 1.32 lakh people submitted forms in the first phase of the SIR, and about 46,000 notices were issued for incomplete or incorrect information.
He stated that around 90,000 names were included in the deletion process based on first-phase data.
Brajesh Mathur further said that claims and objections are in progress, and voters missed in the first phase can still add their names using Form-6.
The AERO mentioned that during verification in Patparganj, a large number of voters were identified as deceased or permanently relocated.
The AERO further noted that approximately 3,435 deceased voters were identified during the SIR, while around 49,000 voters had permanently shifted elsewhere.
He explained that these cases were examined at the BLO and supervisor levels, and the electoral roll was updated where eligible. Duplicate names were also identified during the SIR.
According to officials, about 1,525 voters were also registered in other locations, and records were updated after investigation and verification.
During the door-to-door verification drive, BLOs are collecting voter information and documents.
Brajesh Mathur stated that the response from the public has been largely positive, adding that the team visits the site, speaks with the concerned individual, and tries to resolve any complaint.
Speaking to IANS, a couple of residents confirmed that BLO teams are visiting homes to gather electoral-roll information and help them verify details and rectify errors.
Speaking to IANS, resident Shashi Sharma said officials are assisting the public.
She explained that she had previously lived elsewhere but has since moved. After presenting the relevant documents, her name was added to the voter list for the new area.
Gautam, a resident of Kalyanvas, said an issue regarding his daughter was resolved with officials’ help after he received a notice and visited the site to complete the procedure.
He noted that the online process caused no major inconvenience.
–IANS
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