Bengaluru voters involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls can continue filing claims and objections after the September 23 deadline if they receive notices later in the process, with hearings allowed until October 22, according to officials quoted by the Times of India.
The September 23 deadline applies to specific applications and does not mark the end of the entire revision exercise. Election officials can issue notices until October 12, while hearings can continue until October 22. This gives voters who receive notices towards the end of the notice period additional time to respond.
Voters seeking inclusion in the electoral roll must submit Form 6. Non-resident Indians can use Form 6A, while Form 7 is used to request deletion of a voter’s name. Form 8 is meant for corrections to existing electoral details.
A voter who receives a notice during the SIR process but also needs to correct information on the electoral roll can submit Form 8. A technical expert from the chief electoral officer’s office said Form 8 applications submitted during the revision would be processed after the hearing.
Officials said there is no verification requirement for Form 7 and Form 8 applications. Applicants using Form 6 may, however, be contacted by the electoral registration officer for verification. The official said those verifications had not started so far.
For Form 6 applications, the booth-level officer will visit the applicant for verification. If verification by the electoral registration officer is required, the applicant will be informed through a message sent to their mobile number. Officials have advised voters to approach their booth-level officer for local assistance and queries connected with the SIR process.
The process has assumed significance as mapping of 43.8 lakh voters remains incomplete. Deputy Chief Minister and revenue minister G Parameshwara directed officials to ensure that eligible voters who had moved elsewhere for work or other reasons were not excluded from the electoral rolls. He also called for special attention to Form 6 applications and said people should not be excluded merely because they were not found at their original address.
According to figures cited in the report, voters have submitted 5.8 lakh Form 6 applications, 4,131 Form 6A applications, 34,631 Form 7 applications and 9,83,179 Form 8 applications. The total number of applications across the four forms is 16.02 lakh.
Officials are continuing with the notice and hearing process through October 22, while voters can seek assistance from their booth-level officers regarding applications, notices and verification.
