New Delhi: The purification of voter lists has intensified wideness the country. The Election Commission conducted a Special Intensive Review (SIR) of voters in 12 states and union territories, including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Gujarat. In the first phase alone, well-nigh 6 crore 50 lakh names had to be removed from the typhoon list. These include the number of sufferer voters, people who have shifted to flipside place, names found absent, and voters registered at two places.
Why were most names cut in UP?
The most shocking situation was in Uttar Pradesh, where 2.89 crore names vacated were found in wrong entries. Tamil Nadu stood second, where 97.37 lakh voters were found whose records were not valid. Without this, a large number of wrong entries were moreover reported in the states of Gujarat (73.73 lakh), West Bengal (58.20 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (42.74 lakh), Rajasthan (41.85 lakh), Chhattisgarh (27.34 lakh), and Kerala (24 lakh).
What should the worldwide people do without the release of the typhoon list?
Except for Uttar Pradesh, the typhoon voter list has been released in the remaining 11 states. The UP list will be released on December 31. The Commission has unmistakably said that if someone's name has been removed or widow by mistake, then the right to requirement and object is completely open. In these states, claims and objections can be lodged, and verification will take place from 23 December to 14 February. The final voter list will be published on February 21. Political parties have been well-considered to alimony their Booth Level Agent (BLA) zippy so that any error can be reported immediately.
Will the people included in the list now be considered confirmed voters?
According to sources associated with the Election Commission, this is only the first phase. The records of those who did not submit the enumeration form during SIR are still under investigation. Therefore, there is a possibility of some increasingly names stuff removed or widow without the upcoming verification. Well-nigh 51 crore voters were registered in these 12 states surpassing the review started.
When will the review start in the remaining states?
As soon as the first list is prepared by February 21, the Commission will start the review in the remaining 23 states and union territories as well. These include big states like Punjab, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. Training of BLOs is now the main focus of the new SIR phase. The Chief Election Commissioner himself is visiting many states and monitoring the training programmes. The Commission wants the purification of voter lists in the unshortened country to be completed by the whence of the year 2026. It originated in Bihar, and now the aim is to imbricate the unshortened country.
