Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh –
Haryana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), A. Sreenivas has urged all national and state-level recognized political parties to appoint their Booth Level Agents (BLAs) by September 30, 2025, and ensure that this information is shared with the CEO as well as all Deputy Commissioners and District Election Officers in the state.
Addressing representatives of political parties during a meeting convened today on the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, he said that as per the Election Commission of India’s guidelines, all states and Union Territories are undertaking pre-revision work of electoral rolls. In Haryana, such an intensive revision is being carried out after nearly 23 years.
The current electoral roll will be cross-verified with the 2002 roll. If a voter’s name is found in both lists, no additional documents will be required. However, such voters will still need to fill an enumeration form provided by the Booth Level Officer (BLO) for inclusion in the updated roll.
Highlighting the importance of BLAs, Sreenivas said that Booth Level Agents act as a crucial link for BLOs in preparing error-free electoral rolls. Therefore, political parties must also submit the list of their authorized officials who will be responsible for appointing BLAs to the CEO’s office.
He further clarified that as per Article 326 of the Constitution of India, only Indian citizens are eligible to be enrolled as voters; foreign nationals cannot be included in the electoral rolls. The last final publication of the Haryana electoral roll took place prior to the Assembly Elections 2024.
The CEO emphasized that every recognized political party must appoint BLAs, since they are familiar with their polling station areas. BLAs are aware of who has turned 18, which voters have passed away, and who has permanently shifted residence, information that is crucial for BLOs in ensuring error-free rolls.
Sreenivas also informed party representatives that the Election Commission of India is working towards making voter data searchable in “searchable mode” across all states. Once completed, any individual will be able to search for a voter’s name on the ECI’s portal.
He said that the process of matching the 2002 voter list with the 2024 list, to be conducted by all BLOs, must be completed by September 20, 2025. This correction was issued since the date was mistakenly published as October 20, 2025, in the information bulletins circulated on September 16, 2025.