Politics · India · 2 hrs ago
Officials review voter-roll checks in Visakhapatnam and ASR
Officials reviewed the ongoing voter-roll revision in Visakhapatnam and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts in Andhra Pradesh.
In Visakhapatnam, Roll Observer S. Bhargavi told officials to check rejected applications and doubtful cases in the field where needed.
She said every voter deletion must have a clear reason and records must match field information.
Officials were asked to scrutinise areas with many additions or deletions and check mismatches in voters’ door numbers.
In Alluri Sitharama Raju, 4,088 notices were issued, and 133 people were found ineligible among 385 cases checked.
Officials said eligible voters must not be removed by mistake; people left off the roll can apply using Form-6 and may be added after verification.
Booth-level officers were to conduct door-to-door checks where needed, and the district’s final roll was scheduled for publication on October 16.
Electoral authorities in Visakhapatnam and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts reviewed the ongoing revision of voter rolls.
Officials were told to verify and delete entries only according to prescribed rules, with clear reasons recorded for deletions.
In Visakhapatnam, officials were asked to check doubtful cases in the field and scrutinise areas with large numbers of additions or deletions.
In Alluri Sitharama Raju district, 133 people were found ineligible among 385 cases taken up for verification.
Authorities said they were taking care to prevent eligible voters from being removed inadvertently.
- Who
- Electoral authorities and officials in Visakhapatnam and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts.
- What
- They reviewed the voter-roll revision and verification process.
- When
- The review took place on Thursday. The article says door-to-door verification would begin on October 8 and the final roll was scheduled for publication on October 16.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To ensure voter-roll entries were verified and deleted according to rules, while preventing eligible voters from being removed.
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Booth Level Officers were to begin door-to-door verification wherever required.
Electoral authorities in Visakhapatnam and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts reviewed the voter-roll revision process.
The final electoral roll in Alluri Sitharama Raju district was scheduled for publication.
- Visakhapatnam notices
- 2,29,924 entries identified under the absent, shifted, duplicate and deceased categories
- Alluri Sitharama Raju notices
- 4,088 notices issued as part of SIR-2026
- Cases verified
- 385 cases taken up in Alluri Sitharama Raju district
- Found ineligible
- 133 persons among the 385 cases
- Application form
- Form-6 for eligible persons left off the electoral roll
What people are saying
a clear reason should be recorded before deleting any voter from the electoral roll
field-level information and data entered in the ECINet should match
special care was being taken to ensure that eligible voters were not inadvertently deleted