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Punjab CEO meets political parties, urges prompt appointment of BLAs amid SIR plans
Punjab's chief electoral officer, Anindita Mitra, met with representatives of multiple political parties and urged the early appointment of booth level agents (BLAs). She outlined that BLAs will train with BLOs from June 15-24 and conduct door-to-door visits from June 25-July 24 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Punjab. Congress and other parties raised concerns about interstate voters and asked for Punjabi-language enrollment forms to improve accessibility.
Why It Matters
The move aims to improve accuracy and inclusivity of electoral rolls ahead of upcoming elections by ensuring proper BLA deployment and a structured voter registration process.
Timeline
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SIR plan for Punjab scheduled to start in June
May 16, 2026
The article states that the Election Commission of India will initiate the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Punjab from June 15 to June 24 to remove discrepancies from electoral rolls ahead of future elections. It notes that BLAs will be trained alongside BLOs during this period, followed by door-to-door visits from June 25 to July 24 for filling voter forms, with the aim of ensuring inclusive and accurate rolls.
Punjab CEO meets political parties on BLAs
May 15, 2026
Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra met with representatives of political parties in Punjab. She urged the early appointment of booth level agents (BLAs) and explained that BLAs would be trained alongside Booth Level Officers from June 15 to June 24, followed by door-to-door visits from June 25 to July 24 for filling voter forms. The exercise aims to include every eligible citizen in the electoral rolls and delete ineligible persons. Attendees included Ferry Sofat (Aam Aadmi Party); Avtar Singh Karimpuri (Bahujan Samaj Party); NK Verma (Bharatiya Janata Party); RL Modgill and Ranjit Singh (Communist Party of India (Marxist)); Amar Singh and Captain Sandeep Sandhu (Indian National Congress); Daljit Singh Cheema and Arshdeep Singh Kler (Shiromani Akali Dal); and representatives from registered and unrecognised parties: Major RPS Malhotra (Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Party); P Kumar (Nationalist Justice Party); Sucha Lal (Sacho Sach Party); Sukhdev Singh (Sada Punjab Sanjha Punjab Party); Jaswinder Singh (Samajik Sangharsh Party); Kushalpal Singh Mann (Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)).