Special intensive revision process explained

Comprehensive door to door verification and updating of electoral rolls undertaken by ECI(election Commission of India) to ensure accurate and error free voter list. It is related to section 21(3) of representatives of people act (RPA) 1950,Article 324,325,326 .   

Key features of SIR (1) intensive house to house verification by BLO( booth level officers) (2) eligible voters and deletion of duplicate entries, deceased individual in eligible persons. (3) addition of document residence and citizenship verification. Previous SIR have been conducted irregular at least 9 times since 1950 in various states. Electoral rolls days voter list includes every one who is registered to vote in a designated area. Regularly updated to add new voters and remove those who are ineligible to vote. Three types- General (common man), service (armed forces and government posted outside), overseas (NRI). 

Let's understand needs for SIR- correction of electoral rolls revision of new voters, removal of died, moved person, ineligible person. Transparency and trust, elimination of duplicate voters, inclusion of new voters. Promote transparency and public participation and strengthen democratic process. But lots of challenges-documentation barrier for marginalized group's, inclusion of illegal immigrants, exclusion of eligible due to errors, increase work pressure on BLO's, political manipulation risk, balance national security concerns with respect for democratic rights. 

According to Article 324 power for ECI to conduct free and fair election's, Article 325- mandates a single general electoral rolls for each constituency, Article 326- universal adult franchise, Article-327 power of parliament to make provision election to legislature, Article 328- power of state legislature to make provision election's to such legislature. Article 329-Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters, according to political expert electoral rolls in accuracy can inflate that numbers lead to wrong estimate voter turnout in election's therefore is need for regular and thorough revision. To tackle challenges like documents gap duplicate entry and political manipulation, the election Commission should implement simplified verification, biometric authentication, public awareness, campaign phase vise roll outs of a credible SIR process for participatory election's.                                         

Written by-Aman Vikal

टिप्पणियाँ

इस ब्लॉग से लोकप्रिय पोस्ट

UP Agriculture

Electricity right of consumers rules :Rising of energy demand

Mental disability is more danger than physical disability