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Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced that Voter Help Centers will operate across the city from Tuesday (November 18) to November 25 to assist voters with queries related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) forms that are being distributed as part of the ongoing voter list verification drive.
In a press release, Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran said the special intensive revision for the 2026 general elections is going on simultaneously in all the 16 assembly constituencies of Chennai district.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are going door-to-door to distribute SIR forms to voters and collect the filled forms. To help voters understand and complete the SIR form correctly, the Corporation has set up Voter Help Centers at 947 polling stations, which will operate from 10 am to 6 pm for eight days from Tuesday to November 25.
These centers will clear doubts related to filling the SIR form, assist voters in verifying their details, and help in locating voter and family information from the 2005 voter list, which is being used for reference during the revision exercise.
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities can visit the centers with a companion. The officials will also check the documents attached to the form and verify the submitted voter details.
The Commissioner highlighted the important role of polling agents of recognized political parties in the smooth execution of the SIR exercise.
As per Election Commission of India guidelines, polling agents can collect and submit up to 50 filled SIR forms per day till the publication of the draft voter list.
While submitting these forms at the polling stations, the agents will also have to give a formal acknowledgment and hand them over to the concerned polling officers.
Kumaragurubaran urged voters to make full use of the help centers to ensure that their details are accurately updated in the voter list, thereby strengthening the transparency and efficiency of the ongoing special intensive vetting ahead of the 2026 Lok Sabha elections.
–IANS
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