Poll Roll Update: Parties to Receive Names of Deceased, Missing Voters Ahead of Draft List

Political parties in 12 states and Union territories will receive lists of problematic voter entries before December 16. The Election Commission said booth-level agents will get names of deceased, shifted, absent and duplicate voters ahead of the draft electoral rolls.

The Special Intensive Revision exercise is underway in nine states and three Union territories. Draft electoral rolls for these areas are scheduled for publication on December 16. The move is meant to improve accuracy before the lists are placed in the public domain.

Special Intensive Revision electoral rolls: role of BLOs and BLAs

The Election Commission has directed chief electoral officers to prepare and share booth-wise lists with party representatives. These lists will go to booth-level agents, who work for political parties, for every polling station. The information will cover voters registered as dead, shifted, absent or appearing as duplicates.

According to the Election Commission, these names relate to voters whom booth-level officers could not contact, even after three separate visits. Booth-level officers are also collecting enumeration forms from voters on the ground, including in places such as Prayagraj, during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Special Intensive Revision electoral rolls: earlier experience in Bihar

The Commission noted that a similar procedure was used during the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar. Officials said the current steps follow that model. The approach is aimed at helping parties flag doubtful entries early, so that the published rolls better reflect actual voters.