Special Intensive Revision: election officers settle for first filled-in enumeration kind

Election officers accepted the primary filled-in enumeration kind for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala on Kerala Formation Day on Saturday.

Jaya, a resident of the Podiyam tribal settlement in Kuttichal panchayat within the district, turned the primary particular person to fill and return the enumeration kind, the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) mentioned.

Although the overall distribution of the kinds will start solely on November 4, CEO Rathan Kelkar and senior election officers visited the settlement as a part of the efforts being taken to incorporate all eligible residents on the voters’ record. Sharanya, booth-level officer for Aruvikkara, accepted the shape from Ms. Jaya.

On Saturday, purposes have been accepted from 16 people in all from the tribal settlements of Podiyam and Kamalam.

In mid-September, Mr. Kelkar had visited the tribal belt of Attappady in Palakkad district. There he launched the CEO @ Unnathi – Get prepared for SIR scheme.  

Mr. Kelkar mentioned on Saturday that he has plans to tour tribal settlements in Idukki, Palakkad, and Wayanad districts as soon as the SIR train will get underneath means in earnest.

The house-to-house enumeration section of the SIR will kick off on November 4 and can final a month. During this section, BLOs will distribute the pre-printed enumeration kinds to all voters included on the voters’ record because it stands on October 27. The verification course of and the exclusion of ineligible voters will begin after the publication of the draft rolls on December 9. The interval for hearings and verification will final from December 9 to January 31, 2026. The remaining rolls can be revealed on February 7.

Additional CEOs Sharmila C. and Krishnadasan P., Joint CEO Rusi R.S., Deputy Collector Smitha Rani and Additional District Magistrate Jayakumar have been current.

On Saturday, the CEO additionally held a gathering with flat homeowners’ associations.