Over 45k booth-level officers engaged to carry out SIR in Odisha from May 30
The Election Commission of India will engage over 45,000 booth-level officers in Odisha for a Special Intensive Revision of the voters' list starting May 30. This process will involve door-to-door verification of voter details and will continue until June 28, with the final list published on September 6. The initiative aims to correct errors in the electoral rolls and ensure accurate voter representation.
- ▪Over 45,000 booth-level officers will be engaged for the SIR in Odisha.
- ▪The entire exercise will last until June 28, with the final voters' list published on September 6.
- ▪Training for all booth-level officers has been completed, and they will verify existing electors and enroll new voters.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) will engage over 45,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in Odisha from May 30, an official said on Friday (May 30, 2026).The entire exercise will continue till June 28, and the final voters' list after SIR will be published on September 6, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan told media persons here.A total of 45,255 booth-level officers (BLOs) have been engaged to visit door-to-door across Odisha to verify voter details, he said. 9.8 lakh deletions in Odisha’s voter rolls after electoral mapping processTraining of all BLOs has been completed.
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