The deadline for filing claims and objections under Jharkhand’s SIR of electoral rolls has been extended for the second and final time. Eligible citizens now have until September 30 to seek inclusion or correction in the draft voter list.
Background
The initial deadline was September 4, which was later extended to September 15. When the draft electoral roll was published on August 5, the names of 43,61,987 voters were left out under the categories of absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate (ASDD). The breakdown of these figures is as follows:
- 7,63,903 classified as dead
- 15,92,194 as shifted
- 14,50,810 as absent or untraceable
- 68,283 as duplicate
The Election Commission (EC) has stated that notices will be issued to 63,24,116 voters for hearings as part of the claims and objections process.
New Deadline
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), K Ravi Kumar, announced the extension to September 30 in response to requests from various stakeholders and the volume of Forms 6, 7, and 8 being submitted. Eligible Indian citizens whose names are missing from the draft electoral roll can submit Form 6 along with the required declaration through ECINET or through their Booth Level Officer (BLO) by the new deadline.
