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BLOs at work: Glimpses from the Ground

Pre-revision Activities

Updating of BLO register Jan 1 Apr 1
House-to-house survey of voters Jul 1 Oct 1

Capturing photographs & coordination work
at polling stations Four New Qualifying

Collection of information about AMF at
polling stations Dates for Voter

Removal of repeated EPICs
Removal of Demographically Similar Entries Registration
Removal of dead electors
Previously, new voters were enrolled if they
Removal of logical errors turned 18 on or before January 1, which was the
lone qualifying date in a year. Now, there will be
four chances in a year to enroll due to an
Revision Activities amendment made to Section 14(b) of the

Representation of the People Act. The four
Fill up Form 6, 7, 8 & so on qualifying dates are January 1, April 1, July 1 and
Door to door survey October 1.
Scrutinize electoral roll w.r.t. parameters
like Gender Ratio, EP Ratio, Gap in young
enrolment etc. New Voter Form- 6
Mark PwD electors as defined by the Registration
Commission
Coordination with BLAs of political parties Objections
against

Pre-poll Activities proposed Form- 7
inclusion /
Distribution of Voter Information Slip (VIS) to deletion of
the Electors by BLOs Name
Preparation of List of Absentee/Shifted/Dead
(ASD) voters
Distribution of Voter’s Guide Shifting of
Residence /
Distribution of blank Form 12D & collection of
filled Form 12D from senior citizen, PwDs & Correction of
Covid patients Entries in
existing ER / Form- 8

Polling-day Activities Replacement

Help Desk/Voter Assistance Booth of EPIC /
Over-view of the polling procedure Marking of
PwDs

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