PANAJI
Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Goel on Thursday said that the State has registered a net addition of nearly 31,800 voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
Addressing media persons post all political party meeting, Goel said that around 42,000-43,000 new electors were added and 11,000–11,500 names deleted during the process.
Meanwhile, as part of the Special Summary Revision (SSR), the integrated draft electoral roll, incorporating the mother roll and all subsequent supplements, was published on November 12. Copies of the draft roll are being made available to recognised political parties, polling stations, Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
Goel said eligible voters can submit claims and objections between November 12 and December 11 through Forms 6, 7 and 8 for inclusion, deletion and correction of entries, respectively. The process of disposing of all claims and objections is scheduled to be completed by December 28.
The final electoral roll, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date, will be published on January 4, 2027.
The annual SSR exercise for enrolling new voters, which was stalled last year due to the SIR process, will now provide an opportunity for eligible citizens, particularly those left out during the revision, young prospective voters and first-time electors, to register themselves.
The CEO has urged eligible citizens to verify their names in the draft electoral roll and submit applications wherever necessary. Special camps across all three districts will be organised at polling stations during the revision period to facilitate voter registration and submission of claims and objections.
Help desks have also been set up across all three districts to assist voters with the enrolment process.
