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Few claims in Karnataka's backward districts after SIR draft deletions
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Over 18% struck off in Kalaburagi and Raichur: the Article 324 power behind SIR, explained
Draft SIR deletions exceeded 18% in several Karnataka districts, but claims for re-inclusion are few.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
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The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has seen deletions at the draft stage exceed 18 per cent of the electorate in districts such as Kalaburagi, Mysuru, Raichur and Ballari, yet applications for inclusion remain low there.
Many government-school teachers have been assigned as Booth Level Officers for the exercise.
The Election Commission of India holds superintendence, direction and control of electoral rolls under Article 324(1).
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
പ്രധാന വസ്തുതകൾ
Remember these
- SIR = Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, conducted by the Election Commission of India
- Draft-stage deletions exceeded 18% of the electorate in Kalaburagi, Mysuru, Raichur and Ballari
- Article 324(1) vests superintendence, direction and control of electoral rolls in the ECI
- Booth Level Officers (BLOs), many of them government-school teachers, do the house-to-house verification
- Article 326 provides adult suffrage; voting age is 18 years after the 61st Amendment (1988)
പ്രിലിംസ് · മെയിൻസ്
How the exam will ask it
പ്രിലിംസ്
- The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for Parliament and State Legislatures is vested in the Election Commission of India under Article 324(1).
- Under Article 243K, the State Election Commission controls the preparation of electoral rolls for Panchayat elections.
- Article 326 provides for elections to the Lok Sabha and Assemblies on the basis of adult suffrage, with the minimum voting age fixed at 18 years.
- A Booth Level Officer is the field-level functionary who verifies electors and assists in updating the roll for a polling part.
മെയിൻസ്
GS2 (Polity and Governance: Elections; role of the Election Commission). Large draft deletions under SIR, with few claims for re-inclusion in backward districts, raise the issue of wrongful disenfranchisement, even though Article 324(1) and the Representation of the People Act, 1950 empower the ECI to revise rolls. The implication is a risk to universal adult suffrage under Article 326 and to the credibility of the roll, and the way forward lies in outreach and awareness drives, simpler claim and objection procedures, adequate non-teaching staff for BLO duty, and transparent publication of deletion lists.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to electoral rolls in India, consider the following statements:
- The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for Parliament and State Legislatures is vested in the Election Commission of India under Article 324.
- Under Article 243K, the preparation of electoral rolls for Panchayat elections is vested in the State Election Commission.
- Article 326 sets 21 years as the minimum age for registration as a voter in Lok Sabha elections.
How many of the above statements are correct?
- Only one
- Only two
- Only three
- None of them
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: B — The correct answer is Only two. Statements 1 and 2 are correct under Articles 324(1) and 243K; statement 3 is wrong because Article 326, as amended by the 61st Amendment, fixes the voting age at 18 years.
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