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Recent Initiatives Chapter 9

BLO E-Patrika A Fes ve Start to Special Summary Revision :
In 2006, Election Commission of India first appointed Though Special Summary Revision (SSR) of the electoral
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for each polling station to rolls is undertaken every year during October-November,
ensure purity and precision of the electoral roll. Under to enroll eligible ci zens, it bore a fes ve look in 2022. For
Section 13 B (2) the Representation of the People Act, 1950 the first me, there were four qualifying dates (January 1,
the BLOs are appointed from amongst the officials in April 1, July 1 and October 1, 2023) for which Form 6A was
government, semi-government and local body accepted in advance from the electors a aining 18 years
of age in 2023. The na onwide SSR was launched by Chief
institutions. Corresponding to the number of polling
Elec on Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Elec on
stations, there are over 10 lakh BLOs who act as foot- Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey at Pune on
soldiers of electoral inclusion and integrity of electoral rolls
November 9, 2022. A 20 kms voter awareness bicycle
round the year. To enhance dialogue with the BLOs, rally (Pedal for Par cipa ve Elec ons) was flagged off
Election Commission of India recently launched concise from Shiv Chhatrapa Sports Complex. The Commission
digital periodical BLO E-Patrika on September 14, 2022. It also interacted with voters from transgender community.
will carry instructions and innovations that BLOs need to A series of events aimed at voter awareness were
know, as well as highlight the achievements of the BLOs on undertaken across India by Chief Electoral Officers in
ground zero. their respec ve states/UT.

National launch of Special
Summary Revision 2023
by CEC Rajiv Kumar &
EC Anup Chandra
Pandey, Pune

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