Amid 10-day Haryana SIR survey extension, Gurugram tops list for pending submissions

The house-to-house survey conducted by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana was extended by 10 days till July 24 on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the request of State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) A. Sreenivas as more than 1.5% of voters were yet to submit their counting forms by the initial deadline of July 14.

“People are still coming to BLOs with forms and we don’t want anyone to be left out,” Mr Sreenivas said. Hindu.

“The number of outstanding voters is only around 1.5%, but the dates have been extended as the Electoral Commission (EC) does not want to speed up the process and ensure that an unrealistically high number of voters are excluded.”

He added that poll dates for Andhra Pradesh were also extended for similar reasons.

According to the latest data, the total number of “uncollectible” forms in Haryana stood at 33,36,031; This is 16.15% of the 2,06,55,929 voters in the state. These forms are marked “uncollectible” for voters who are dead, absent, whose names have been copied or have been permanently changed. Statistics are according to the July 14 report until 16:00

Among the districts, Faridabad leads with 26.83% “uncollectible” forms, followed by Gurugram with 25.67%, Panchkula with 24.53% and Sonipat with 19.83%. Fatehabad has the lowest rate at 7.32%. “This shows that many people are shifting within the state as well. Those who shift can then file claims,” ​​Mr Sreenivas said.

However, Gurugram tops the list of pending submissions. As of July 14, out of 15,55,034 registered voters in the district, 1,29,726 (8.3%) are yet to submit forms. It is followed by Hisar with 3.17 percent and Rohtak with 2.45 percent.

“Enthusiasm for SIR seems to be more in rural areas. The problem is with urban areas in Gurugram, Faridabad and Rohtak,” the CEO said. He added that the deputy commissioners have been directed to expedite the process and publicize it through the Residents Welfare Associations.

‘People are not serious’

Gurugram BLO, whose booth reported more than 50% “uncollectible” forms, blamed intra-state and intra-district migration and travel during the survey period. “Most people who receive the forms are not serious about returning it,” he said.

According to the revised calendar, the draft electoral roll will be published on July 31.

Requests and objections can be made until August 30 following the draft publication. The final electoral roll will be published on October 3.