Election Commissioner of India Dr. S.S. Sandhu today carried out a detailed review of the progress of Pre-SIR mapping here. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra was also present on the occasion. Chairing a meeting at the District Administrative Complex here with Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Jalandhar Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Kapurthala Amit Kumar Panchal and EROs of both districts, the Election Commissioner said that the Election Commission of India is working on a war footing to make electoral rolls accurate and error-free.
Reviewing the ongoing Pre-SIR mapping in Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts, he directed officials to speed up the process. He asked officials to review the Pre-SIR mapping on a daily basis so that any delay or deficiency can be addressed immediately.
He also directed them to pay special attention to polling booths with low mapping. While reviewing the Pre-SIR mapping assembly constituency-wise, he also discussed the challenges related to mapping and their possible solutions. He directed the EROs to complete this important work on a priority basis.
Besides this, he said that BLOs with low performance should be contacted and motivated so that the pace of mapping can be increased and the prescribed target can be achieved. The Election Commissioner said that Punjab is known for its courage, determination and enterprising spirit.
He expressed hope that the state would also emerge as a leader in the work of Pre-SIR mapping.Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra informed that under the Pre-SIR activity in the state, 72.26 percent of the total voters have already been successfully mapped. She said that Pre-SIR mapping is being reviewed regularly and district election officers have also been asked to ensure polling booth-wise monitoring.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) Jasbir Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Amaninder Kaur, besides EROs of Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts, were also present on the occasion.