Over two weeks into the distribution of enumeration forms as part of the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in Telangana, fear and confusion still continue to cloud the comprehension of the voters about the process, their status and the consequences. Swathi Vadlamudi and Syed Mohammed try to clear the air through a conversation with the Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy. Edited excerpts from the interview.
A lot of confusion persists with regard to the filling of the enumeration form.
If you look at the enumeration form, there are three different stages. Pre-filled information will be on the top. It contains your address, your name, your photo, the BLO’s name, and BLO contact number. It is calibrated to each individual voter. The first box beneath relates to the information that an elector needs to give, if he had been an elector in 2002. You need to fill in information from 2002. In case you were not a voter in 2002, you will need to fill the details of your parents, who were voters in 2002, in the second box [adjacent to the first box].
In case you do not know your parents’ details from 2002, you may leave both blank and fill up the box beneath with the current details, sign it and give it back. In such a case, your name will be published in the draft roll, and a notice will be issued. You will need to give a sufficient reply, providing any of the 11 identity documents.
