Election rolls verification in Delhi escalates as Gyanesh Kumar‘s resignation row takes toll. The officials took up over a dozen cases on Wednesday as they began verifying the electoral rolls based on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission.
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Officials review 13.62 lakh SIR cases.
As many as 13.62 lakh cases under SIR are being considered by the authorities in respect of the electoral roll verification process. Each of these cases need to be cross-checked before the revision process can be completed.Officials will focus on detecting inconsistencies in the lists and confirming that each entry can be validated. Officials are likely to scrutinise the information at their disposal and then use that data as a basis to make decisions on individual cases.
Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation row adds political focus.
This comes at a time when the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, the state’s chief election officer (CEO), has been making the rounds, making the electoral roll exercise an extra talking point in the election. The EC and election officials have been under fire for the roll exercise. The moves surrounding resignation have, therefore, served to draw a further spotlight on the process as officials plough through the accumulated SIR caseloads.
Why Delhi’s electoral roll verification matters?
Verify your electoral roll as part of the process to maintain accurate voter lists before elections. Verification aims to spot errors, duplicate entries,, and other anomalies, and to prevent the exclusion of eligible citizens. Around 13.62 lakh cases are said to be under scrutiny, it is a huge administrative undertaking for the election authorities in the national capital. The outcome of the verification process could have an impact on the final voter lists.
