{
  "id": 12808569,
  "title": "Delhi SIR: BLOs asked to verify at least 10 electors daily for speedy redressal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/delhi-sir-blos-asked-to-verify-at-least-10-electors-daily-for-speedy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:39:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-sir-blos-asked-to-verify-at-least-10-electors-daily-for-speedy-redressal-101791441544603.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Delhi, efforts to verify electors involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll have been intensified. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll has been intensified in Delhi, with 14,947 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) instructed to verify a minimum of 10 electors daily for prompt resolution of cases before the final list is published on December 4. This daily target amounts to nearly 150,000 electors. The move was prompted by the initially slow pace of verification. As a result, over 1.3 million of the nearly 3.3 million electors who received notices under the SIR exercise have now been verified. The objective of this exercise is to determine the eligibility of these electors before the final electoral roll is released. Officials from the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's office clarified that the daily verification target was implemented to maintain a steady progress in the process and to handle the substantial number of pending cases within the set timeline. While receiving a notice does not guarantee an automatic deletion of an elector's name from the final roll, individuals who have received notices have the chance to respond and prove their eligibility. Authorities have organized special camps and increased the number of AEROs (Assistant Electoral Registration Officers) to facilitate the verification process. The period for submitting claims and objections will remain open until October 30, and applications can be submitted via various channels, including offline to AEROs or BLOs, or online through the Election Commission of India's voter services portal and the ECINET app. The latest figures indicate a significant acceleration in the verification process, with officials crediting the daily targets assigned to BLOs for the improvement. In addition to verification efforts, a special drive is underway to identify eligible voters who were overlooked in the draft electoral roll. On October 1, the Election Commission of India (ECI) instructed BLOs to visit homes and assist eligible voters in enrolling. Special camps will also be held at all polling stations in Delhi on October 9 and 1, as well as at colleges and universities on October 8, to encourage young voters to register. As of now, 278,383 forms have been submitted since the claims and objections process commenced on August 3, with 198,731 requests for inclusion and 5,643 for corrections or address changes.",
  "summary": "Officials in the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office said the move was necessitated by the initially low pace of verification",
  "key_points": [
    "14,947 Booth Level Officers instructed to verify at least 10 electors daily",
    "Over 1.3 million electors verified so far, out of 3.3 million",
    "Daily verification target aims to maintain steady progress and handle pending cases"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}