Gadwal: Jogulamba Gadwal District Collector B. M. Santosh has announced that a special program to revise the voter list will start on the 20th of this month. The final voter list is expected to be published on January 6th of the following year.
On Saturday, during a video conference with State Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Lokesh Kumar, and other senior officials, the District Collectors were briefed about the upcoming voter list revision program. The program will begin on August 20th, and several guidelines and suggestions were shared during the meeting.
District Collector B. M. Santosh emphasized the importance of carefully executing the voter list revision. He instructed officials to make sure that the program runs smoothly from August 20th to October 18th. During this period, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will go door-to-door to register new voters, update addresses, and correct any errors in the voter list.
The draft voter list will be published on October 29th. People can submit any corrections or objections to the list until November 28th. These submissions will be reviewed and resolved by December 24th. The final voter list will then be published on January 6th.
The Collector stressed that the door-to-door survey is crucial for preparing an accurate voter list. He urged that BLOs conduct the survey under the supervision of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and supervisors. Additionally, he advised officials to regularly meet with representatives of political parties during the program to gather their suggestions and feedback.
The meeting was attended by Additional Collector (Revenue) Srinivas Rao, RDO Ramachander, Election Department Superintendent Naresh, and other revenue staff.
