"Booth Level Officers have done extremely well to achieve this milestone": Kerala CEO on implementing SIR in state

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 12 (ANI): Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan Kelkar on Wednesday hailed the efforts of Booth Level Officers across the state in implementing the Special Intensive Revision.
Kelkar informed that BLOs are working tirelessly to achieve the goal of distributing one crore enumeration forms in Kerala, expressing the possibility of completing the target in the next four to five days. He mentioned that the ECI would collect all the filled forms until November 25.
"Distribution of one crore enumeration forms in the state of Kerala. The booth level officers have done extremely well to achieve this milestone and moving forward we intend to distribute the remaining enumeration forms in the next four to five days. Probably retrieve all the filled forms by November 25 as we have kept a target for ourselves. The Booth Level Officers have been tirelessly working day and night as part of our program to reach out people during the night as well they have been able to do that," Rathan Kelkar told ANI.
Furthermore, the Kerala CEO revealed the curiosity and questions among people related to the filling of forms and documents needed to fulfil the SIR procedure.
"What we have found in Kerala is when we go and distribute the forms there are lot of questions people have about how to fill the form and what are the kind of documents that are needed or is it needed or not. A lot discussions happen around that," he added.
Earlier on November 6, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) suffered neck and face injuries in Kerala's Kottayam area after a local man allegedly released his dog on her while she was carrying out the enumeration for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the State.
Currently, a nationwide SIR is being carried out in 12 states and union territories, with the final elector's list to be published on February 7, 2026.
"I was on SIR duty in Kottayam, Pakkil and while on duty I faced dog bites several times. The injuries are making it hard to do the survey," the booth-level officer told ANI.
Election Commission of India (ECI) had announced the second phase of the SIR exercise on October 27, with the final voter list to be published on February 7, 2026.
According to the Election Commission, printing and training took place from October 28 to November 3, followed by an Enumeration Phase from November 4 to December 4.
The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 9, followed by a claims and objections period from December 9 to January 8, 2026. The Notice Phase (for hearing and verification) will take place between December 9 and January 31, 2026, with publication of Final Electoral Rolls on February 7, 2026. (ANI)