BLOs ‘out of reach’, voters struggle with SIR mapping in Nagpur Voters in several parts of Nagpur are facing significant challenges in completing voter mapping under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, with allegations that local Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have become largely unresponsive. Residents from areas such as Mankapur, Sadiqabad Colony, Jafar Nagar, and Jai Hind Nagar have reported repeated failures to contact BLOs, disrupting essential voter services and raising concerns about potential exclusion from electoral rolls. A written complaint dated March 28 highlighted the issue, with local resident Zubin Khan stating that their BLO is "consistently not responding to telephonic calls," leaving voters unable to complete the mandatory mapping process. Similar concerns were raised by Mohammed Fazlul Rahman, who noted that the BLO’s unavailability has caused difficulties for voters, with multiple complaints already lodged with authorities, including the local corporator. Javed Khan, Secretary of Tauheed Masjid in Jai Hind Nagar, reportedly escalated the matter to various officials. The issue has sparked wider concern among citizens, with former director of Epigraphy, GS Khawaja, describing the SIR process as "mind-boggling." He pointed out the complexity of matching voter records from older electoral rolls with updated lists, stating that "finding names in the 2002 list and matching them with the 2025 list is itself a headache. Locating the BLO is another problem." Civil society groups have stepped up efforts to support residents. Volunteers from Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (West) have been assisting voters at a help centre set up at Eidgah, Jafar Nagar.#special_intensive_revision #booth_level_officers #zubin_khan #javed_khan #jamaat_e_islamihind_west
