The Election Commission has extended the deadline for submitting enumeration forms as part of Kerala’s intensive voter list revision. The new deadline is December 18, and the draft voters list will be published on December 23. The final list will be released on February 21.
Political parties and the state government had raised concerns that conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) amid upcoming local body elections would be challenging. Kerala had also approached the Supreme Court regarding the issue.
Enumerators (BLOs) had also reported difficulties in collecting data and uploading details. Some BLOs across the country had even taken their own lives due to work pressure.
The intensive revision requires BLOs to visit each household and verify voter information. Voters listed in the 2002 electoral roll are not required to submit new ID documents; providing an enumeration form is sufficient.
