Graduate voter enrolment stuck in slow lane
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- 6.5 lakh applications pending in two constituencies
- Over 5 lakh await BLO verification
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Graduate voter enrolment stuck in slow lane
Hyderabad: Graduate voter registration in the two Legislative Council constituencies is progressing at a slow pace, with more than 60 per cent of the applications still pending at various levels, including with booth-level officers (BLOs).
According to official sources, over 3.69 lakh applications were received in the Rangareddy-Hyderabad-Mahbubnagar Graduates’ constituency, of which 3,14,615 are pending at different levels. Of these, over 2.78 lakh applications are awaiting processing by BLOs, while only 53,992 have been accepted so far. Similarly, the Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal Graduates’ constituency received 4,48,731 applications, of which 3,42,202 are pending at various levels. More than 2.5 lakh applications are still with BLOs.
As per data till October 31, officials accepted 53,992 applications and rejected 1,312 in the Rangareddy-Hyderabad-Mahbubnagar constituency. Another 24,469 applications are unprocessed, 9,882 are pending at the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) level and 1,776 at the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) level. Rangareddy district received the highest number of applications at 95,740, followed by Medchal-Malkajgiri with 84,507. Narayanpet recorded the lowest number at 14,325.
In the Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal constituency, officials accepted 1,00,764 applications and rejected 5,765. Of the remaining applications, 25,870 are unprocessed, 16,694 are pending at the AERO level and 41,675 at the ERO level, besides those awaiting BLO verification. Nalgonda recorded the highest number of applications at 78,610, followed by Khammam with 72,074. Siddipet received the lowest number at 5,572.
With November 6 being the last date for submitting applications, the numbers are expected to increase as political parties are encouraging graduates to enrol as voters.
A senior official in the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said the draft electoral rolls would be published on November 25. The period for filing claims and objections will be from November 25 to December 10. Disposal of claims and objections and printing of supplementary lists are scheduled for December 25, while the final electoral rolls will be published on December 30.
The official said there was sufficient time to process the applications. BLOs have to visit every applicant’s residence to verify certificates. Those who applied online must produce their original certificates before the BLOs for processing, the official added.
