Fill and return enumeration forms even if 2002 electoral roll details are unavailable, says Karnataka CEO Anbu Kumar
Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar has urged voters to submit enumeration forms for the electoral roll revision even if they lack 2002 records. He clarified that the current process is for data collection, with correction requests to be handled after the draft roll publication in August.
Why it matters
Ensuring accurate electoral rolls is fundamental to the integrity of the democratic voting process.
Chief Electoral Officer for Karnataka V. Anbu Kumar on Wednesday urged voters not to delay submitting their enumeration forms under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls merely because their details were not available in the 2002 electoral rolls.
“Even if your details are not available in the 2002 electoral roll, fill up the enumeration form, affix your photograph, sign it and hand it over to the Booth Level Officer (BLO). Your name will continue to appear in the draft electoral roll,” Mr. Anbu Kumar told presspersons.
He said such electors would subsequently receive a notice from the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), following which they could produce any one of the 12 documents prescribed by the Election Commission. The ERO would then take a decision after due verification, as per the rules.
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