Palamu : District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Deputy Commissioner Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat on Thursday conducted surprise inspections of polling stations recording slow progress in the distribution and digitisation of Enumeration Forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of the electoral rolls. He directed officials to accelerate the work and ensure completion within the stipulated timeline. Reviewing the ground situation across different Assembly constituencies, the DEO made it clear that no laxity in the SIR exercise would be tolerated and instructed all concerned officials to complete the assigned tasks within the prescribed deadline.

The inspection began at Polling Station No. 121 in the Hussainabad Assembly constituency, where only 11 percent of the Enumeration Forms had been distributed. The Deputy Commissioner sought a detailed explanation from the concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO) regarding the poor progress and instructed the official to intensify the door-to-door distribution campaign. To encourage field staff, he personally digitised a few Enumeration Forms, conveying the importance of expediting the work.

Later, the DEO visited Deori Khurd in Hussainabad and inspected Polling Stations No. 136, 137 and 138. At Polling Station No. 136, where 100 percent form distribution had been reported, he verified the records and reviewed the process with the concerned BLO. He directed that every entry uploaded on the BLO App must accurately reflect the actual progress and stressed that there should be no compromise with quality or transparency.

During the inspection, the Deputy Commissioner had to travel through unpaved roads and narrow footpaths to reach several polling stations in Hussainabad. He observed that despite geographical challenges, it is the responsibility of all election personnel to ensure that every eligible voter is reached and that form distribution and digitisation are completed on time.

The DEO also inspected block-level digitisation camps at the Chhatarpur Block Office and the Nawabazar Block Auditorium, where he reviewed the pace of digitisation and instructed officials to further speed up the process. At the Panchayat Secretariat in Padwa block, he reviewed the ongoing SIR-2026 work and directed the BLO Supervisor to ensure that daily targets for form distribution, collection and digitisation are achieved without delay. Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), the Deputy Election Officer and other concerned officials and staff were present during the inspections.