Kerala voters file enrolment and objection applications during Special Intensive Revision

The Hindu
The Hindu
5h ago
Election officials in Kerala received 2.18 lakh applications to add names to the electoral roll after the draft roll was published on December 23 under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision.
Kerala voters file enrolment and objection applications during Special Intensive Revision
A What happened
Election officials in Kerala received 2.18 lakh applications for inclusion of names in the electoral roll after the draft roll was published on December 23 under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision. The applications included 1,77,718 Form 6 applications and 40,383 Form 6A applications, and officials also received 932 Form 7 objection applications. Hearings began for ‘no mapping’ electors who could not be linked to the 2002 SIR list, numbering a little over 19.32 lakh. The draft roll listed a little over 2.54 crore voters and showed 24.08 lakh names removed into an Absent, Shifted, Dead list, which drew the ire of political parties in the State.
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Key insights

  • 1

    Form categories distinguish new and overseas voters: Form 6 is used for new voters and Form 6A is used for overseas electors among Indian citizens.

  • 2

    Kerala SIR schedule sets fixed dates for claims, verification, and final roll: The claims and objections period lasts until January 22, the notice phase ends on February 14, and the final list will be published on February 21.

  • 3

    Large-scale removals in the draft roll triggered political party anger: The draft roll publication coincided with 24.08 lakh names being removed into the ASD list, which drew the ire of political parties in the State.

Takeaways

Kerala’s Special Intensive Revision process recorded large volumes of enrolment and objection filings and moved into hearings and verification ahead of final roll publication on February 21.

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World & Politics Elections Governance

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