Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharsan Reddy reviewed the Special Intensive Revision programme in Hyderabad on Tuesday and directed officials to ensure accurate voter verification.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dr Vasam Venkateswar Reddy and Deputy CEO (FAC) G.S. Chary attended the review meeting.
GHMC Commissioner and Hyderabad District Election Officer R.V. Karnan, Medchal-Malkajgiri Collector M. Manu Choudary and concerned Electoral Registration Officers also participated in the meeting held at the BRKR Building.
During the review, the CEO instructed officials to include every eligible voter in the electoral rolls.
He also directed authorities to remove all ineligible voters from the voter list.
Sudharsan Reddy stressed that the Special Intensive Revision process should remain transparent and error-free.
The CEO directed Electoral Registration Officers to provide proper training to Booth Level Officers involved in the programme.
He stated that BLOs played a crucial role in the voter verification process.
Special Intensive Revision process under review
The CEO also instructed EROs to continuously monitor the quality of work carried out by BLOs.
Officials were asked to provide additional support wherever necessary to speed up the mapping process.
Sudharsan Reddy directed officials to focus on high-rise buildings and gated communities during voter verification.
He also instructed authorities to conduct extensive awareness programmes in urban areas and slum localities.
Officials said enumeration forms would be made available in both English and Telugu to facilitate the process.
The CEO also directed officials to ensure proper mapping of VIP and VVIP voters.
To encourage field-level staff, Sudharsan Reddy announced a “Best BLO Award” for top-performing Booth Level Officers.