CEC Gyanesh Kumar to meet booth level officials during Odisha visit ahead of voter list revision

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to meet a section of booth level officers (BLOs) on December 29 during his three-day visit to Odisha starting Saturday, official sources said.

Although the agenda of the CEC meeting with BLOs has not been announced, sources said on Friday that Kumar is likely to meet a section of officials to gauge their mood before the start of the special intensive revision (SIR) drive of voter lists in the state.

Official sources said there are over 45,000 BLOs across the state and Kumar will address a gathering of around 700 of them at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) auditorium at 3 pm on Monday.

BLOs have a major role in the SIR exercise as they will go door-to-door and distribute and collect Enumeration Forms (EFs) from voters.

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Kumar is scheduled to reach Odisha on Saturday morning and will travel to Puri and offer prayers at the Sri Jagannath Temple before going to the Konark Sun Temple, an official said on Friday.

His visit on Sunday included a visit to the heritage village Raghurajpur, ritual of five stops, Khandagri and Udaygir caves and Muksvara temple.

The official said they were scheduled to depart from Bhubaneswar that night.