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Ensure that eligible voters are not excluded: Chief Electoral Officer S. Chokkalingam

Kolhapur/Sindhudurg, Oct 26 (UNI) State chief electoral officer S Chokkalingam has said that 99.36 percent of the work related to the voter list under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program has been completed in Sindhudurg district. Immediate action should be taken on the remaining cases and the process should be completed within the stipulated time.
Chokkalingam, who was speaking at the SIR review meeting organized with the Voter Registration Officer, Assistant Voter Registration Officer and Additional Assistant Voter Registration Officer at the Mayank Bhandari Hall of the district collector office, directed the lists of absent and permanently migrated voters should be verified through the Booth Level Officer (BLO) and Booth Level Representative (BLA) and ensure that no eligible voter is excluded from the voter list.
Chokkalingam reviewed the progress of revision of the voter list, digitization, claims and objections, notices and hearing process as well as new voter registration.
He clarified that eligible citizens who fulfill the conditions of Indian citizenship and have completed 18 years of age must be registered as voters.
The draft electoral roll of the district's three assembly constituencies of Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi as on August 31, 2026 includes 6 lakh 5 thousand 501 voters.
Out of these, the records of 5 lakh 61 thousand 310 voters have been declared eligible for final publication.
The cases of 3 thousand 75 voters related to claims and objections are still pending.
The meeting also discussed the applications of Forms 6, 7 and 8 used for voter registration, deletion of names and correction of details in the voter list.
A total of 10,292 applications have been received for these three types of applications, out of which 8,553 applications are under process.
The deadline for filing claims and objections has expired on October 26, and the notice and hearing process is till November 10. After that, the final voter list will be published on November 16, 2026, he added.
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