CEC Gyanesh Kumar called Booth Level Officers the foundation of Indian democracy while interacting with poll officials and youth delegates in Chennai. At an ECI regional conference, he stressed accurate electoral rolls, voter awareness, informed voting and grassroots electoral preparedness
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy reviewed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Kukatpally and directed Booth Level Officers to digitise enumeration forms immediately after collection. He also inspected uploads, interacted with voters and stressed transparency and speedy implementation
Non-Telugu-speaking voters in Hyderabad, Medchal and Rangareddy are facing difficulties in filling Special Intensive Revision forms printed only in Telugu. With many BLOs reportedly unavailable, voters are seeking help from others or using the online English form, while the BJP has sought bilingual forms.
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Hyderabad has run into confusion, with many Booth Level Officers remaining untraceable and lakhs of voters waiting for assistance. Voters have complained about delays, lack of guidance and difficulties in filling the prescribed forms.
The Election Commission of India has enforced strict measures for West Bengal’s April 23 polls, including 100-metre security perimeters, multi-level voter verification, and door-to-door slip distribution to ensure free, fair, and disturbance-free voting across 152 constituencies
The Supreme Court directed States to provide additional staff to the Election Commission to ease the workload on booth-level officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, following complaints of extreme pressure, FIRs, and deaths by suicide among BLOs
The Election Commission reported major progress in Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision, with 99.83% Enumeration Forms distributed across 12 states and UTs and 93.27% digitisation completed. Uttar Pradesh leads in electorate size but trails in digitisation
The Election Commission reported 99.02 per cent distribution of Enumeration Forms in Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision 2025 across 12 states and UTs. Digitisation remains slow at 39.29 per cent. Goa and Lakshadweep lead distribution, while Kerala lags in digitisation
