SIR: ASDDO list goes public
The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer has released a public list of voters categorized as 'ASDDO' (absent, shifted, duplicate, dead, or others) to allow for verification. Affected voters can contact their Booth Level Officer to correct their status before the August 8 deadline.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses concerns regarding voter disenfranchisement and ensures the accuracy of electoral rolls in Karnataka.
After much agitation by civil society groups demanding that the ASDDO list be made public, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar on Tuesday released a link for voters to check whether their names have been wrongly marked under the absent, shifted, duplicate, dead and others (ASDDO) category. The list can be accessed at: ceo.karnataka.gov.in/asddo.html
Voters who find their names marked as shifted, absent or others can contact their Booth Level Officer (BLO) and establish that they continue to reside at the same address. They will then be provided the enumeration form.
BLO details can be accessed online if one checks through the EPIC number. This will spare such voters from having to register as new voters, which was the initial process.
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