Dhanbad: Deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Aditya Ranjan has directed election officials to ensure error-free and time-bound completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR-2026) of electoral rolls.The directive was issued during a video-conference review meeting held to assess progress under the schedule prescribed by Election Commission of India. The DC reviewed each activity and instructed electoral registration officers (EROs), assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs), additional assistant registration officers and election personnel to strictly follow the revised deadlines.Ranjan directed officials to prioritise disposal of first and second notices in cases involving unmapped voters and logical discrepancies. He also ordered verification of voters who failed to submit documents despite visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) within the stipulated period.Officials were instructed to complete digitisation of all claims and objections by Oct 31.Door-to-door verification and digitisation of Form 6 applications for eligible citizens left out of the electoral rolls must be completed between Nov 1 and 12. All claims and objections must be finally disposed of by Nov 23.Emphasising accuracy and transparency, the DC said the final electoral roll would be published on Nov 30. He directed officials to work with utmost vigilance to complete the revision within the extended timeline announced by Election Commission.He also ordered daily monitoring of progress and warned of strict action against officials and personnel found negligent.
