Shillong, Jun 18: Meghalaya will undertake a state-wide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from June 20, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) BDR Tiwari said on Thursday.
The CEO said booth-level officers (BLOs) will carry out door-to-door verification and the final rolls will be published on October 7.
Tiwari said the exercise will commence with a preparatory phase from June 20 to June 29, followed by house-to-house verification from June 30 to July 29.
“The starting phase will be from June 20 to June 29. Thereafter, from June 30 to July 29, BLOs will conduct house visits,” he said.
The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, after which electors will have the opportunity to file claims and objections until September 4.
“Draft publication will be on August 5, and from August 5 to September 4 the period will be for claims and objections,” Tiwari said.
“The final publication of the electoral roll will be on October 7, and the qualifying date for the SIR will be October 1,” he said.
The CEO asserted that the revision would be carried out strictly in accordance with the Election Commission’s mandate to ensure that every eligible citizen is enrolled while preventing ineligible entries.
“We are undertaking this SIR exercise as per schedule. Our methods and machinery will ensure that no eligible voter is left out and no ineligible voter is included,” he said.
The SIR is aimed at updating the electoral rolls by enrolling newly eligible voters, removing the names of deceased or shifted electors, and correcting entries through field verification across the state. (PTI)
