Telangana SIR: Botched-up enumeration phase leaves 94 lakh electors at the mercy of 119 EROs
With 119 EROs endowed with quasi judicial powers set to adjudicate over 94 lakh cases in this short window, they would get less than a minute’s time to verify each elector even if they worked 24 hours a day
The Enumeration Phase of Telangana's Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) was marred by a failure to conduct promised door-to-door visits by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs). This oversight has left 94 lakh electors in the hands of just 119 EROs, who will now face the monumental task of verifying these voters within a mere 60 days.
The forms, divided into three sections, saw many voters neglect to fill in crucial details, leading to a large number of disqualified and unmapped entries. Despite repeated assurances from Election officials about the importance of BLOs' house-to-house visits, these visits did not occur in many cases. As a result, EROs now face an impossible deadline, with each having to adjudicate over 94 lakh cases in less than a minute if they worked continuously without breaks.
The sheer scale of the task makes it nearly impossible to complete even with the most diligent effort, let alone in the allotted time.
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