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Welcome to the Learning Module for Booth Level Officers

Explore the roles and responsibilities of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in the electoral process, appointment procedures, supervision, and amendments to forms. Learn about E-Rolls, forms, and document verification.

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Welcome to the Learning Module for Booth Level Officers

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  1. Welcome to the Learning Module for Booth Level Officers Session 4: Roles and Responsibilities of BLO Disclaimer:This training material is for use in training of election officials. It should not be referred as guidelines of ECI. In case of any variance in this training material and ECI instructions/guidelines/ rules/ laws, the ECI instructions/guidelines/ rules/ laws shall prevail. CEO, Gujarat

  2. Session 4: Learning Objectives CEO, Gujarat

  3. Sub learning Objective 1 To be able to explain the roles and responsibilities of BLO CEO, Gujarat

  4. So, who is a BLO? CEO, Gujarat

  5. Administrative/Authoritative hierarchy in the Election Commission of India CEO, Gujarat

  6. Who is BLO? CEO, Gujarat

  7. Roles and Responsibilities of BLO BLOs are appointed under section 13B (2) of the RP Act, 1950 by the ERO after obtaining prior approval of the concerned DEO. CEO, Gujarat

  8. History-Why do we need BLOs? Accuracy of Roll largely depends on a BLO CEO, Gujarat

  9. Terms and conditions of appointment of • BLOs are appointed under section 13B (2) of the RP Act, 1950 by the ERO after obtaining prior approval of the concerned DEO. • All the officers including BLO employed for the work of preparation, revision and correction of Electoral Roll are deemed to be on deputation to and controlled by ECI as per section 13CC of RP Act, 1950 CEO, Gujarat

  10. Administrative instructions regarding appointment of BLO CEO, Gujarat

  11. Roles and Responsibilities of BLO CEO, Gujarat

  12. Roles and Responsibilities of BLO CEO, Gujarat

  13. General Roles and Responsibilities of BLO CEO, Gujarat

  14. BLO Kit In order to carry out his/her duties, each BLO is provided with a BLO kit which contains following items: • Electoral Roll of his/her Part • BLO Register • BLO’s Identity Card • A copy of BLO handbook • Sufficient blank forms (forms 6, 6A, 7, 8 and 8A) • Working Copy of E-Roll (when needed) • Reports like error reports of the Roll of his/her Part area (when available) • Blank Register • Writing pad and sufficient papers • Pen, pencil, eraser and ruler BLO will show the Electoral Roll to the public on request CEO, Gujarat

  15. Supervision and Checks Chief Electoral Officer Superintendence, direction and Control of Elections Under sub-Section (3) of Section 13 AA of RPA 1950 DEO Coordinate and Supervise all work related to Electoral Roll • ERO • Test checks quality of disposal of Forms 6,7,8, and 8A • Check 10% of Forms disposed by AEROs • AERO • Randomly field verify 1% of entries in Roll • Supervisor • Verify 5% of each of BLOs work • BLO • Proper verification of Forms 6,7,8, and 8A CEO, Gujarat

  16. Roles and Responsibilities of BLO in more detail SOURCE: http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/april-2013-voter-list-problems-mla-spouse-3-voterids-25-voters-s-raghu-voter-deletion CEO, Gujarat

  17. Roles & Responsibility of BLOEnsure availability of different forms • Keep forms available in BLO kit and help electors /applicants in filling up the forms 6, 7, 8 and 8A • Prepare consolidated list in form 9, 10, 11 and 11A respectively and submit to ERO/AERO • Give a receipt duly signed (attached with each form) to the applicant for a completed application submitted by an applicant CEO, Gujarat

  18. Amendment of Form 6, 6A, 7, 8 & 8A • Forms 6, 6A, 7, 8 & 8A have been modified under sec 28 of the RP Act 1950, by the Ministry of Law & Justice, GoI vide its notification No. S.O. 2968(E), dated 16th September 2016 in consultation with ECI (ECI Letter No. 3/2/ECI/LET/FUNC/JUD/SDR/2015 dated on 23.12.2016) • ECI Press Note No. ECI/PN/8/2017 dated 11.01. 2017 & ECI Letter No. 22/2/INST/ECI/FUNC/ERD/ER/2014 dated 13.01.2017 • It is made amply clear that no old Forms shall be used after 15.03.2017 in any case. • ECI has directed that old Forms (as existing immediately before such modification) can be used by the applicant till 15.03.2017 and EROs shall dispose of such Forms following due procedure. • No such old Forms shall be used after 15.03.2017 in any case, as the same would be liable to be out rightly rejected by the ERO under rule 17 of RER, 1960. CEO, Gujarat

  19. Forms to be carried by BLO Who can submit these forms? 7 6 CEO, Gujarat

  20. Addition/deletion/modification in the E-Roll • Register all the persons residing in the part area but not enrolled yet as electors in form 6. • Ensure that electors who are not resident in that part area are not enrolled in that part • Obtain applications in form 7 for deletion of the migrated or dead electors of that constituency • Obtain applications in form 8 for the entries that require modification • Collect the photographs of the electors, whose photographs are missing in the database CEO, Gujarat

  21. Form for Inclusion of name in the Roll CEO, Gujarat

  22. Who and When? CEO, Gujarat

  23. Where and How? CEO, Gujarat

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  26. Documents needed as proof CEO, Gujarat

  27. Documents needed as proof In case of homeless person, the BLO will visit the address given in Form 6 at night to ascertain that the homeless person actually sleeps at the place which is given as his address in Form 6. If BLO is able to verify that the homeless person actually sleeps at that place, no documentary proof of place of residence is necessary. BLO must visit for more than one night for such verification CEO, Gujarat

  28. Important considerations for filling form 6 CEO, Gujarat

  29. Form to be filled by Overseas Elector for inclusion of name in Roll CEO, Gujarat

  30. Submission-Who and Where? CEO, Gujarat

  31. How? CEO, Gujarat

  32. Form 6A CEO, Gujarat

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  35. Forms for Objection to existing entry/seeking deletion of name CEO, Gujarat

  36. Who and When? CEO, Gujarat

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  39. Documents needed • In cases except for death, any other applications for deletion shall be checked by Supervisor • Related documents to be produced as a proof along with Form 7 • For Objector and person against whom objection is filed, Forms without particulars will not be accepted • Forms with incomplete particulars may be rejected CEO, Gujarat

  40. Important considerations for BLO regarding deletion forms (Form 7) CEO, Gujarat

  41. Form for correction of particulars in the Roll CEO, Gujarat

  42. When and Where? CEO, Gujarat

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  45. Form for transposition of entry from one part of Roll to another part in the same Assembly Constituency CEO, Gujarat

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  48. To gather information of the geography of the Part area CEO, Gujarat

  49. GIS Mapping instead of Nazari • Nowadays, instead of handdrawnNazari Maps, GIS maps are being used to map out the PS and area around it. The sample for the same is shown in the slide below. CEO, Gujarat

  50. Google Map View Google Earth View • PS building view: • Front View • Left View • Right View • PS Part Map (GIS) CAD Drawing Key Map CEO, Gujarat

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