Udupi achieves 93.95% progress in digitisation of enumeration forms
Udupi district has reached 93.95% progress in digitizing electoral enumeration forms as part of a special revision process. Officials are working to optimize polling booth locations to ensure they are within a 2km radius of voters' residences.
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Efficient electoral roll management is critical for democratic participation and ensuring voter accessibility in local and national elections.
Udupi Deputy Commissioner T.K. Swaroopa on Wednesday said the district has achieved 93.95% progress in digitisation of enumeration forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.
Chairing a review meeting on the SIR in Manipal, Ms. Swaroopa said that 9,99,534 enumeration forms out of 10,63,876 distributed forms have been digitised.
She said 21,186 voters were found to be dead . As many as 64,328 voters were reported to have migrated, remained absent and had duplicate entries. This includes 29,756 instances of permanent migration, 8,250 duplicate entries, 4,933 absentees and 203 others.
Ms. Swaroopa said the number of polling booths in the district would increase from 1,112 to 1,243 shortly. The electoral rolls would be prepared in such a way that voters have polling booths within 2 km radius from their residence.
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