SIR exercise: 1.5 lakh electors face deletion in Nirmal, Adilabad
The process of Special Intensified Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has reached the final stage. A massive number of duplicate voters are likely to be deleted from the rolls.
Commenced on June 25, the objective of SIR is to delete fake voters from electoral rolls and to ensure eligible voters are included in the list of electors. The last date for submitting forms has been extended to August 10. Eligible voters submitted enumeration forms to booth-level officers as part of the process. Omission of fake votes, migrants and deceased persons is underway.
For instance, Nirmal district comprising Nirmal, Khanapur and Mudhole Assembly constituencies has 7,55,344 voters as per the 2002 voter list. However, 6.70 lakh electors have submitted the enumeration forms till now. Digitalisation of the forms has been completed. The remaining 85,000 voters have not submitted the forms till now. Their names are likely to be deleted from the rolls.
Commenced on June 25, the objective of SIR is to delete fake voters from electoral rolls and to ensure eligible voters are included in the list of electors. The last date for submitting forms has been extended to August 10. Eligible voters submitted enumeration forms to booth-level officers as part of the process. Omission of fake votes, migrants and deceased persons is underway.
For instance, Nirmal district comprising Nirmal, Khanapur and Mudhole Assembly constituencies has 7,55,344 voters as per the 2002 voter list. However, 6.70 lakh electors have submitted the enumeration forms till now. Digitalisation of the forms has been completed. The remaining 85,000 voters have not submitted the forms till now. Their names are likely to be deleted from the rolls.