Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said the revision would be conducted in a single phase. This will be the ninth SIR exercise in the country, with eight such revisions completed earlier.
He said that the presence of the Booth Level Officer (BLO) concerned will be mandatory at the Voter Assistance Centers from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on every working day.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a point-by-point rebuttal of “baseless allegations” leveled by a delegation of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) during a meeting in New Delhi, the poll panel said.
Party leaders say the organisational drive aims to clarify why the revision is being undertaken, explain how the process works, and reassure voters that official guidelines are being followed in a “completely transparent” manner.
Justice VG Arun orally remarked that since the issue is pending before the Supreme Court, it would be inappropriate for the High Court to interfere at this stage.
Painting the EC and Modi government in black, the protests were also a show of strength and solidarity among the allies of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Front, comprising the Congress, VCK, Left Parties, MDMK, and Muslim parties, and others.
Condemning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being carried out in Tamil Nadu, the ruling DMK and all its allies will hold massive protest demonstrations across the state next week on November 11.
With 10 days remaining to submit the forms, the Commission said it is making concerted efforts to ensure that all eligible electors are included in the draft electoral roll.
In a press note issued on Saturday, Gunjiyal said that voter participation in this campaign has been encouraging in rural areas where about 77% of the enumeration forms have been collected so far.
Rahul and Tejashwi were joined by CPI (ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI General Secretary D Raja, VIP chief Mukesh Sahni and senior state leaders of other opposition parties.
