Nearly 42% voters mapped, SIR to start on June 30, says Delhi CEO
The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi announced that nearly 42% of voters have been mapped with the 2002 electoral rolls ahead of the special intensive revision starting June 30. The mapping process has faced challenges due to the city's significant migrant population, but officials are optimistic about improvements through door-to-door verification. The final electoral rolls are set to be published on October 7 after a series of verification steps and public claims.
- ▪Around 62.44 lakh electors have been mapped with the 2002 rolls.
- ▪The special intensive revision of rolls will begin on June 30.
- ▪The draft roll will be published on August 5, with claims and objections open until September 4.
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Around 62.44 lakh electors, comprising nearly 42% of Delhi’s voters, have been mapped with the 2002 rolls, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi Ashok Kumar said on Wednesday.The special intensive revision (SIR) of rolls in the Capital will begin on June 30, he added.As per the 2011 Census, the city has over 1.46 crore voters across 13,033 polling stations. Mr. Kumar said the low rate of mapping was not a concern and would improve with door-to-door verification and awareness drives.“Delhi has a significant migrant population, so mapping voters with the 2002 electoral rolls [when the revision of rolls was last done in the city] during the pre-SIR exercise was a challenge,” he said.The pre-SIR mapping exercise, under way since January, verifies voters against the 2002 rolls.
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