Ranchi: Giridih, Ranchi and Hazaribag accounted for more than half of the Form 7 applications digitised in Jharkhand on Nov 13, as the state moved closer to the publication of the final electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).The three districts together recorded 5,760 of the 10,714 Form 7 applications digitised statewide that day — 53.77% of the total. Giridih reported the highest number at 2,004, followed by Ranchi at 1,969 and Hazaribag at 1,787.Several other districts also recorded substantial numbers. Palamu reported 934 applications, East Singhbhum 818, Seraikela-Kharsawan 676 and Bokaro 618.The figures assume significance as election officials work to complete the claims and objections process. According to the latest bulletin, 1,19,303 Form 7 applications had been digitised across Jharkhand up to Nov 13.Form 7 is used to object to the proposed inclusion of a name or seek deletion of an existing entry in the electoral roll on specified grounds. However, the figures represent applications digitised and not objections accepted or names deleted. The claims and objections are to be disposed of by Nov 23, while the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on Nov 30.Chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar said on Saturday that the daily Form 7 figures also included auto-generated applications arising from the shifting of electors within or outside an assembly constituency.“Auto Form-7 will be generated if the electoral registration officer concerned accepts Form 8. These applications can be compared with the number of electors reflected in Forms 11A and 11B,” Kumar said.He added that Forms 11A and 11B were being shared weekly with the booth-level agents of political parties, along with Forms 9, 10 and 11.
