SIR: ‘Refused to sign’ category includes suspected foreign nationals, say BLOs
Those who are refusing to sign, besides those whose eligibility is suspected, are placed under same category – refused to sign,” a BLO said. Explaining what prompts them to flag a voter, a BLO said, “A person may appear ‘underage’ despite having a voter ID, or may be unable to provide satisfactory information about the area they are living in. Based on such signs, we are collecting the enumeration form but categorise the voter as ‘refused to sign’.
- ▪Those who are refusing to sign, besides those whose eligibility is suspected, are placed under same category – refused to sign,” a BLO said.
- ▪Explaining what prompts them to flag a voter, a BLO said, “A person may appear ‘underage’ despite having a voter ID, or may be unable to provide satisfactory information about the area they are living in.
- ▪Based on such signs, we are collecting the enumeration form but categorise the voter as ‘refused to sign’.
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With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) nearing a month since the enumeration began, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has not made public the number of “suspected foreign nationals” identified in the State, even though the Election Commission of India (ECI) has consistently maintained that identifying such cases is a key objective of the SIR.As of 6 p.m. on Monday, State-wide SIR data showed 24,305 voters under the “others” category. However, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) told The Hindu that ‘suspected foreign nationals’ or voters whose citizenship or eligibility is considered doubtful are being recorded under the “refused to sign” option in the BLO application, which is reflected to the public as “others”.“The BLO application provides only five categories – which can be selected…
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