Jharkhand SIR: BLA Application Limit Slashed to 10 Per Day, New Guidelines Issued

Brief By The Newspost / 4:28 PM on 02 Sep 2026

Jharkhand’s Chief Electoral Officer’s office has issued fresh guidelines for Booth Level Agents (BLAs) of recognised political parties during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar said authorised BLAs can submit voter-related application forms collectively to the concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO), but they must follow the prescribed Election Commission rules.

Before the publication of the draft electoral roll, a BLA could submit up to 50 application forms to a BLO in a single day. However, after the draft voter list was published, this limit was reduced to 10 applications per day. Since Jharkhand has already published its draft electoral roll, BLAs can now submit a maximum of 10 forms daily.

If a BLA submits several applications together, the agent must also provide a written declaration or undertaking along with the list of forms. The declaration will confirm that the BLA has personally verified the information mentioned in the applications and is satisfied with its accuracy.

The declaration must include the BLA’s full name, political party’s name, date and complete signature.

Another important rule applies to BLAs who submit a higher number of applications. If a BLA submits more than 30 application forms during the entire SIR exercise, the applications submitted by that agent will be subject to individual cross-verification at the ERO or AERO level.

The Election Department said the verification mechanism has been introduced to ensure the authenticity of applications and maintain the credibility of the electoral roll. The process aims to ensure that eligible Indian citizens are not left out of the voter list while preventing the inclusion of ineligible or foreign nationals.

The Chief Electoral Officer has urged all recognised political parties and their BLAs to cooperate with the SIR exercise and strictly follow the Election Commission’s guidelines.