Ranchi: Jharkhand chief electoral officer (CEO) on Thursday announced an ‘Ek Aur Avasar’ camp on Nov 18 from 11am to 4pm at all polling stations as part of efforts to clear pending cases under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and give eligible voters another opportunity to enroll.Jharkhand has disposed of 2,03,65,229 cases as on Nov 12, achieving a 92.07% disposal rate under the SIR exercise. Of the total 2,21,19,847 cases identified till Nov 12, around 17.55 lakh are pending. The backlog has reduced by 8.68 lakh cases since Nov 4.“Based on district-wise performance, regular reviews of pending cases are being conducted in all districts. Districts with particularly slow progress need to pay special attention to the speedy disposal of pending cases and completion of the work within the stipulated timeframe,” the CEO said.The absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate (ASDD) list would also be republished, enabling eligible persons to submit ‘Form-6’ or enumeration forms. Polling stations would display the names of draft-roll voters, whose documents remain pending despite two notices and house visits.The ‘No Mapping’ and ‘Logical Discrepancy’ categories account for nearly 88% of the pending cases, with 6.12 lakh and 9.26 lakh cases, respectively, yet to be resolved.Constituency-wise, Hatia, Kanke, and Ranchi continue to have significant pending workloads, while Jamshedpur East has 37,379 unresolved ‘No Mapping’ cases, Jamshedpur West has 21,780 cases.Among the districts lagging in ‘No Mapping’ case disposal, Sahibganj has disposed of only 35.26% of the cases, Palamu 36.05%, Jamtara 37.81%, Pakur 43.05%, Giridih 46.59%.The districts lagging behind in ‘Logical Discrepancy’ cases, Palamu has disposed of only 61.45% of the cases, Sahibganj 63.47%, Pakur 64.96%, Seraikela-Kharsawan 68.18%, Jamtara 70.65%.Meanwhile, West Singhbhum has disposed of 99.97% cases in ‘No Mapping’ and 100% in ‘Logical Discrepancy’, Lohardaga has disposed of 98.54% in ‘No Mapping’ and 99.99% in ‘Logical Discrepancy’. Simdega and Lohardaga have recorded 100% disposal.The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on Nov 30. Citizens turning 18 by Oct 1, 2026, would also be eligible to apply for inclusion during the Nov 18 camp, which would be held along with BLO-BLA-2 meetings and ‘Chunav Pathshalas’, he added.
