99.75% voter enumeration completed in Odisha, digitisation crosses 81%

With Odisha’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls entering its final phase, the state has achieved 99.75 per cent distribution of enumeration forms, covering more than 3.33 crore electors, while 81.23 per cent of the collected forms, representing 2.71 crore voters, have already been digitised.

Reviewing the progress during a visit to several digitisation centres under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan directed officials to complete the remaining digitisation work on a war footing before the June 28 deadline.

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During the visit, Gopalan reviewed the ongoing field-level data collection and online digitisation of enumeration forms. He instructed officials to expedite the remaining work and ensure that all pending tasks are completed within the stipulated time frame.

Reviewing the arrangements at the digitisation centres, the CEO emphasised that the credibility of the electoral process depends on an accurate, inclusive and error-free electoral roll.

He directed officials to ensure that every eligible voter is included in the electoral roll and that no eligible elector is left out of the democratic process.

The deadline for completing the Special Intensive Revision exercise has been fixed for June 28. Gopalan stressed the need to complete all remaining work before the deadline to ensure that the electoral roll is transparent, accurate and free from errors.

Senior officials from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation accompanied the CEO during the inspection.