Bhubaneswar: Odisha has formally launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across all Assembly constituencies today, with more than 2.59 lakh voters receiving enumeration forms on the first day of the statewide exercise.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have begun door-to-door visits to verify voter information and distribute special enumeration forms aimed at updating electoral rolls.
The exercise seeks to identify eligible voters, facilitate registration of new electors, remove names of deceased or shifted voters and correct errors in voter identity details. Officials said 2,59,166 voters were provided with pre-printed enumeration forms by BLOs on the opening day of the drive.
As part of the process, each voter is being provided with two pre-printed copies of the enumeration form during house-to-house verification. After receiving the completed form, BLOs will retain one copy while returning the second copy, duly signed, to the voter as an acknowledgement receipt for future reference.
The revision process has been intensified across all constituencies to ensure preparation of a more accurate and transparent electoral roll in the state. Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan told media that the entire SIR exercise will continue till June 28, and the final voters’ list will be published on September 6.
Recognised political parties have also deployed Booth Level Agents (BLAs) to assist with the exercise. A total of 33,026 BLAs have reportedly been appointed across Odisha. Of them, the BJP has appointed the highest number at 19,380, followed by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) with 8,881 representatives and the Congress with 4,658. The CPI(M) has deployed 60 BLAs, while the BSP has appointed 47.
Voters who wish to complete the process independently can also download the required forms from the Election Commission of India’s official voter services portal and submit the completed documents to their respective BLOs.
The Election Commission has appealed to citizens to cooperate with field officials during the survey process to help ensure preparation of an error-free voter list.
The state government had earlier announced that the SIR drive would focus on simplifying voter registration, correcting errors and preventing misinformation related to electoral roll revision
