Ernakulam Booth Officers Face Challenges in SIR Implementation

### Fast Summary
– The Election Commission has yet to announce the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala,though it has sparked opposition in some political circles.
– Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) are tasked with comparing voter rolls from 2002 with the latest rolls for 2025 as part of a preparatory exercise for SIR.
– Challenges include mismatches in booth boundaries due to delimitation changes implemented in 2005, which altered constituency borders and booth layouts significantly.
– Officials cited difficulties stemming from constituency shifts; for example, four constituencies-Vadakkekkara, Njarackal, Palluruthy, and Mattanchery-were replaced by new ones such as Vypeen, Kochi, Kalamassery, and Thrikkakara after the delimitation changes.
– Panchayats were reassigned during the redrawing process; BLOs must manually analyse booth data to ensure accuracy across lists. BLOs may require an extension beyond their September 20 submission deadline due to logistical obstacles.
– District Collector G. Priyanka held discussions with political parties and officials regarding this revision exercise on September 18.

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### Indian opinion Analysis
The decision to use voter rolls from as far back as 2002 underscores a commitment by election authorities to ensure a thorough revision process ahead of declaring SIR in Kerala. However, logistical hurdles arising from redrawn constituencies post-delimitation complicate the comparison process significantly. With constituency borders reshaped using different criteria over time-including merging or reassigning panchayats-the responsibility placed on BLOs appears burdensome without advanced support mechanisms.An eventual extension of the comparison timeline seems both necessary and unavoidable given these challenges.

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