The Hindu·3 min read·medium
SIR: Voters above 85 years face double checks, say BLOs
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Rishita Khanna
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Booth Level Officers in Karnataka are reportedly flagging voters aged 85 and older as 'probable absent, shifted, dead/deleted' (ASDD) during electoral roll revisions. While officials deny formal instructions, residents and civil society groups express concern that this practice could lead to the disenfranchisement of senior citizens.
With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) under way in Karnataka, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) say they have been instructed to “double verify” voters aged ‘85 years and above’ and place them under the “probable absent, shifted, dead/deleted or duplicate (ASDD)” category.
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