BLO LEVEL OFFICER AND SUPERVISOR NI NIMNUK KARVA BABAT LATEST GR 30/7/2019
For enhanced
participation of electors in the electoral process and reducing the
electoral malpractices, it is essential to improve the quality of
electoral registration process and of the electoral rolls. Booth Level
Officer (BLO) is a local Government/Semi-Government official, familiar
with the local electors and generally a voter in the same polling area
who assists in updating the roll using his local knowledge. In fact, BLO
is a representative of Election Commission of India (ECI) at the
grass-root level who plays a pivotal role in the process of roll
revision and collecting actual field information with regard to the roll
corresponding to the polling area assigned to him.
Under
Section 13B (2) of Representation of People Act, 1950, BLOs are
appointed from amongst the officers of the Govt. /Semi Govt. /Local
Bodies. Generally, one BLO is responsible for one part of the electoral
roll. From August, 2006 the Commission has decided to introduce the
concept of appointing BLOs who would be accountable for ensuring the
fidelity of electoral roll.
The ECI
introduced this new system of appointing BLOs creating a clear line of
accountability for preparation of an error-free electoral roll, making
the BLOs its custodian at the polling booth level. Previously,
voter-identification slips used to be distributed by the contesting
candidates of various political parties and that gave scope for
complaints. The preparation of accurate electoral rolls and direct
distribution of voter identification slip by the BLOs also boosted voter
confidence in the credibility of the election process.
BLO assists
eligible citizens to become voters and obtain voter card. BLO provides
those different forms for addition, deletion and correction of Electoral
Roll entries, carries out physical verification, and gives his/her
report to Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) .The BLO interacts with
local people/ political parties’ representatives and identifies
dead/shifted/duplicate voters to be removed from the electoral roll
after due process of law.
Within a few
years of introduction of BLO system and successfully using it in
successive elections, it has now become an integral part of election
management of process.
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