Thiruvananthapuram: As part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Dr Rathan U Kelkar visited the Podium tribal settlement in Kuttichal panchayat and accepted the first filled-out enumeration form. 

Dr Kelkar said that Jaya, a native of Podium, was the first person in the state to submit the form, while Sharanya, the Booth Level Officer (BLO) of Aruvikkara, was the first to receive it.

Applications from 16 people belonging to six families from the Podium and Kamalam tribal settlements were accepted. Additional Chief Electoral Officers Sharmila and Krishnadas, Joint CEO Rusi, Deputy Collector Smitha Rani, and ADM Jayakumar were also present.

From November 4, BLOs will begin distributing voter list update forms at households.

ADVERTISEMENT

Earlier in the day, the Chief Electoral Officer also held an online meeting with representatives of flat owners’ associations regarding the SIR process. The association office-bearers assured their cooperation in the voter roll update drive.

TAGS

Google News Add as a preferred source on Google
The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities.