Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) Kerala’s electoral roll, updated following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), now stands at 2,69,53,644 voters, according to the office of Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar.The final figures were released on Friday after a meeting with representatives of various political parties.The updated roll will be officially published on February 21 and will be in force for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.The draft rolls, published on December 23, h…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) The draft electoral roll prepared under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Kerala has been published, State Chief Electoral Officer Ratan U. Khelkar said on Tuesday, triggering political and public scrutiny after it emerged that over 24 lakh names have been excluded from the list.According to official figures, Kerala had 2,78,50,856 voters on the rolls before the revision. As part of the SIR exercise, enumeration forms were distributed to all voters include…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IANS) After the house-to-house enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll concluded on December 18, election authorities in Kerala are preparing to launch a focused drive to enrol new voters following the publication of the draft electoral rolls on Tuesday. Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar said the special enrolment drive would primarily target citizens who have attained the age of 18 as well as eligible voters who…