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3 days left for Telangana voter form submission, CEO appeals
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy has appealed to citizens to submit enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the August 10 deadline. The state achieved…
The Story in Brief
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy has appealed to citizens to submit enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the August 10 deadline. The state achieved 100% form distribution, but only 77.86% had been digitised as of August 6 evening. Reddy urged people not to wait until the last day. Forms can be handed to Booth Level Officers (BLOs), dropped at designated Collection Centres or Electoral Registration Offices, or submitted online through the Election Commission of India portal. BLOs will also collect forms from residences upon request. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 17. Objections can be filed until September 16, with final rolls published on October 19.
The Indian Opinion
Telangana's voter enrolment drive has hit a curious snag: 100% form distribution, but only 77.86% digitized with three days left. The narrative of 'full coverage' masks the real gap, 23% of forms still not processed electronically. Is the state counting paper forms or actual digital entries? The August 17 draft roll publication will reveal the true figure. Citizens should not assume their form is recorded until they check online. The test is simple: how many forms become digital entries by deadline day, not how many were handed out.
Source: siasat.com
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