Bhubaneswar, March 7 Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said that approximately 90 per cent of the voters in the state have been linked to the 2002 electoral roll.
The CEO stated on Friday that this linking process is expected to be completed within the next 15 days, and the target is to achieve at least 95 per cent linkage.
The special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state will begin on April 1, Gopalan said.
"The SIR process will begin on April 1. We are now working to identify the remaining 10 per cent of the voters who have not been linked and are appealing to citizens to provide information about their status in the 2002 roll."
The last special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state was conducted two decades ago.
He said that, according to the instructions of the Election Commission, the 2002 voter list will be used as a baseline, and the linking will be done with the 2025 voter list.
"During the linking, the voter's name, next of kin, age/date of birth, polling station, ward number, and EPIC details will be matched. Field-level officers will assist in this process, and voters can verify their details through the ECINET portal, Voter Seva Portal, CEO Odisha website, and the ECINET mobile app," he said.
Citizens are requested to check their names in the 2025 and 2002 voter lists and provide the relevant details to the field-level officers.
If the name is not found in the 2002 list, then they can get it linked by providing the details of their father/mother. If the name of the father/mother is not found in the 2002 voter list, then they can get it linked by providing the details of their grandfather/grandmother, he said.
Gopalan said that documents or Aadhaar cards are not required for this linking process, and the names will be registered according to the prescribed procedure once the SIR starts.
The CEO appealed to all electors to actively cooperate by verifying details and participating in the process for a cleaner democracy.