Special campaign for electoral roll enrolment, corrections

Special campaign for electoral roll enrolment, corrections Published – August 22, 2026 01: 26 am IST – VISAKHAPATNAM.

Key points

• Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will be available with the SIR-2026 draft electoral roll and application forms.
• Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers will visit polling stations to monitor the exercise and guide BLOs.
• Voters can employ Form 8 to correct errors in their name, address, or other details, or to shift their electoral registration after changing residence.

Special campaign days will be held at all polling stations in the seven Assembly constituencies of Visakhapatnam district on August 22 and 23 to facilitate electoral roll enrolment, corrections, and verification under SIR-2026.

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will be available with the SIR-2026 draft electoral roll and application forms. Eligible citizens who have completed 18 years, and those whose names are missing from the draft roll, can apply for enrolment using Form 6 and the prescribed declaration.

Voters can employ Form 8 to correct errors in their name, address, or other details, or to shift their electoral registration after changing residence. BLOs will additionally facilitate verification of ASDD, unmapped, and logical discrepancy lists and guide voters on the required procedures.

Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers will visit polling stations to monitor the exercise and guide BLOs. Citizens have been pressed to verify their details and submit applications wherever necessary.

Taken together, the developments around special campaign for electoral roll enrolment, corrections point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.