Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has crossed a major milestone, with enumeration forms distributed to more than one crore voters by the sixth day of the campaign, the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said on Thursday.
Launched to make the voter list more transparent, updated and error-free, the state-wide exercise has witnessed strong public participation across both urban and rural areas, including remote and tribal-dominated regions.
According to official data available till 6 pm on Thursday, a total of 1,02,32,279 voters — accounting for 30.64 per cent of the state’s total electorate — have been successfully provided with enumeration forms under the campaign.
The revision process, which began on May 30, is being conducted across all Assembly constituencies in the state through extensive door-to-door verification by Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
As many as 45,255 BLOs have been deployed statewide to ensure smooth implementation of the campaign. Officials said BLOs are visiting households to distribute pre-printed enumeration forms and collect voter information to facilitate fresh enrolments, corrections and removal of ineligible entries from electoral rolls.
Under the process, each voter is being provided with two copies of the pre-printed enumeration form (Annexure-III). After the forms are filled up, BLOs retain one copy while returning the second, duly signed, to the voter as an acknowledgement receipt for future reference.
To maximise participation and public awareness, district administrations have intensified outreach activities across Odisha. Awareness vehicles are travelling through villages, while urban areas are witnessing microphone announcements, hoardings, LED displays and social media campaigns aimed particularly at engaging young voters.
Traditional folk communication methods, including pala, daskathia and dengura performances, are also being used in rural areas to spread awareness about the voter list revision process.
In addition, speech, drawing and rangoli competitions are being organised to encourage new and young voters to register themselves in the electoral process.
The Election Department has clarified that no additional documents are being collected from voters during the enumeration process, making participation simpler and hassle-free.
Voters can also download the forms from the Election Commission’s official website, voters.eci.gov.in, fill them up and upload the details online if they prefer.
Officials said 33,026 Booth Level Agents (BLAs), appointed by recognised political parties, are also assisting BLOs at the field level to ensure transparency and better coordination during the campaign.
The CEO’s office said special measures are being taken to ensure that no eligible voter is left out of the electoral rolls during the ongoing revision exercise.
