Nagpur: Even as Election Commission extended the deadline for disposing of claims and objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to Nov 10, nearly half of the voters flagged for verification in Nagpur district are yet to receive notices.Of the 8.66 lakh notices generated, only 4.71 lakh, or 54.45%, have been delivered, leaving 3.94 lakh (45.55%) pending, according to the district’s latest Notice and Hearing Report.The notices concern voters whose records were flagged as unmapped or carried logical discrepancies during the SIR exercise. Timely delivery of notices is essential to give voters sufficient opportunity to furnish documents, attend hearings and resolve discrepancies before the revised deadline.The report records that 47,209 hearings were held, while hearing dates have lapsed in 2,92,914 cases. Another 4,943 cases have crossed their rescheduled hearing dates, reflecting the substantial workload facing electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant EROs.Out of the 89,352 notices generated for Nagpur South West, 74,511 have been delivered. In Nagpur South, just 28,372 out of 76,464 notices have been delivered.Nagpur North has the highest delivery backlog at 66,623 notices, followed by Nagpur West with 59,760 and Hingna with 57,044. These three constituencies alone account for 1,83,427 undelivered notices.The report also records 65,054 cases pending at the district election officer level, including 61,465 pending for more than five days, adding to the administrative workload.Revised scheduleApplications and objections can be filed until Oct 26Notices and disposing of claims and objections will continue until Nov 10Final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on Nov 16
