Ranchi: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has resulted in the digitisation of 13,64,018 applications under four categories, with new voter enrolment accounting for the largest share, according to the latest bulletin issued by the office of the chief electoral officer on Wednesday.The bulletin, which reported figures up to Oct 13, said 8,20,331 Form-6 applications had been digitised. Form 6 is used for fresh enrolment of voters. Of these, 11,923 were digitised on Oct 13.Form-6A applications, meant for overseas Indian electors, stood at 119. Form-7 applications, relating to deletions and objections, totalled 20,325, while Form-8 applications, seeking correction or shifting of entries, stood at 5,23,243.The four categories together accounted for 13,64,018 digitised applications. A total of 12,520 applications were added on Oct 13, including 11,923 Form-6 applications. No Form-8 application was digitised that day, the bulletin said.The figures indicate that the exercise extends beyond fresh enrolment, with Form-8 applications amounting to nearly two-thirds of the Form-6 total. However, the bulletin does not provide a break-up of Form-8 applications between corrections and shifting of entries.In the district-wise figures available up to Oct 12, Ranchi recorded the highest number of Form-6 applications at 80,297, followed by Palamu with 70,359, Dhanbad with 67,226 and Giridih with 65,277.Ranchi also reported the highest number of Form-8 applications at 85,324, followed by Giridih at 63,593 and Hazaribag at 46,382.Chatra recorded the highest number of Form-7 applications at 5,084, followed by Ranchi at 3,220 and West Singhbhum at 3,176.The claims and objections period will end on Oct 31. Applications are to be disposed of by Nov 23, and the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on Nov 30. The bulletin did not provide figures for approvals, rejections or pending applications.
