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This India Today special report focuses on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls underway in Chhattisgarh, with insights from state Chief Electoral Officer Yashwant Kumar and a booth-level officer. The BLO, Abhilash, stated, 'yahi toh hai Madam chunav ayog ka kahana he hai Ki yogya yoga matadata chhutena aur ayogya matadata judena' ('this is what the Election Commission says: no eligible voter should be left out, and no ineligible voter should be added'). The report details the door-to-door enumeration process by 27,199 BLOs, aimed at removing duplicate entries and ensuring accuracy by using the 2003 voter list as a base. The process addresses challenges like name changes after marriage and relocation of voters, with the final updated list scheduled for publication on February 7, 2026.
