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Haryana BJP president Archana Gupta calls for statewide booth-level outreach during SIR

By Kamlesh kali
Panchkula, Nov 11 (UNI) Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta has called for an intensive, state-wide outreach campaign at the booth level to safeguard the voting rights of every eligible citizen during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, asserting that no genuine voter should be excluded due to procedural difficulties, lack of awareness or circumstances beyond their control.
In a detailed appeal addressed to the people of Haryana and dedicated BJP workers, Gupta urged party office-bearers, BLA-1 and BLA-2 representatives and booth-level workers to reach out to every household, identify eligible citizens whose names might have been left out of the electoral rolls and help them complete the prescribed formalities. She made a special appeal to workers to rise above political affiliations, caste and religion while extending assistance to citizens.
Highlighting the significance of the exercise, Gupta said the right to vote was among the most important political rights in a democracy. An ordinary citizen's vote carried the same value as that of the most powerful person in the country, reflecting the fundamental principle of equality in a democratic system. She said voting was not merely a means of electing a government but also represented every citizen's dignity, freedom and participation in shaping the nation's future.
Recalling the difficult period of the Emergency in 1975, she said safeguarding this invaluable democratic right was the foremost responsibility of every citizen.
Drawing attention to the preliminary SIR Status Report dated July 24, 2026, Gupta said Enumeration Forms of 33,83,302 electors across Haryana had not been received. These included 7,66,003 deceased electors, 2,04,832 electors already enrolled elsewhere, 13,74,759 permanently shifted electors, 9,36,228 absent or untraceable electors and 1,01,480 cases classified under other reasons.
The district-wise figures included 5,22,080 cases in Faridabad, 4,53,079 in Gurugram, 2,36,651 in Sonipat and 2,10,530 in Karnal.
Clarifying the significance of these figures, Gupta said the preliminary data did not represent the final number of citizens deprived of their voting rights. However, she expressed particular concern over 24,12,467 cases falling under the categories of shifted, absent or untraceable electors and other reasons.
She pointed out that genuinely eligible citizens could have missed the prescribed process because of employment, education, relocation, lack of awareness or other circumstances. Every Indian citizen had the right to reside anywhere in the country and get registered as a voter at their place of ordinary residence in accordance with the law. Therefore, no eligible citizen should be left out merely because of technical or procedural difficulties, she stressed.
Referring to the Election Commission of India's November 6 decision, Gupta said a special opportunity had been provided to citizens falling under the ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate) categories, whose names had been excluded from the Draft Electoral Roll, to resubmit their Enumeration Forms in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
She urged eligible citizens to check their names in the ASDD lists available on the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website, ceoharyana.gov.in, and complete the necessary formalities with the concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO), Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) at their current place of ordinary residence.
Online services are also available through voters.eci.gov.in and the ECINET app. Citizens can seek assistance through voter helpline number 1950 or the national toll-free number 1800-11-1950. Newly eligible citizens can apply for inclusion in the electoral rolls through Form 6.
According to the revised schedule mentioned in the letter, the disposal of claims, objections and notices is to be completed by November 20, while publication of the Final Electoral Roll is scheduled for November 30, 2026.
Detailing the BJP's organisational efforts, Gupta said Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and she had jointly addressed the party's BLA-1 workers through a video conference at 8 pm on November 10, making a special appeal to safeguard the voting rights of every eligible citizen.
Instructions were also issued to ensure interaction through video conferences with BLA-2 workers at every polling booth by the afternoon of November 11, thereby strengthening coordination and voter assistance at the grassroots level.
In her appeal, Gupta called upon every party office-bearer and booth-level worker to identify eligible citizens whose names might have been left out, reach out to their families and facilitate completion of the prescribed electoral formalities.
Describing the exercise as much more than an organisational responsibility, she termed it a national duty towards democracy and urged workers to translate their commitment to protecting democratic rights into action at every polling booth.
"Our commitment is unequivocal — not a single eligible Indian citizen should be left out of the electoral rolls, because every vote matters and every voter is the strength of democracy," Gupta said.
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