Among the districts of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram has the highest number of enumeration forms linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls listed in the ‘irredeemable’ category.
Out of 25.01 lakh uncollectible forms, Thiruvananthapuram district statewide accounts for 4.36 lakh forms, followed by Ernakulam (3.34 lakh) and Thrissur (2.56 lakh). The data was released at the weekly SIR review meeting of political parties chaired by Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar.
According to the director general’s office, ‘backlogs’ refer to cases where stall level officers (BLOs) are unable to collect or deliver the enumeration forms due to specific reasons. Categories include deceased and untraceable voters, absent/permanently displaced, already registered (duplicate) and others.
If the BLO on verification finds that the voter has died, he is declared dead. If the survey reveals that the voter has moved permanently, the voter is marked as “Permanently Moved or Absent”. In cases where a voter has two records in different locations and selects one, the second record is classified as “Duplicate”. If voters specifically state that they do not wish to receive the forms or that they will not return them, the case is marked as “Other”.
Other districts with high number of forms in this category include Palakkad (2 lakh), Kozhikode (1.94 lakh), Kollam (1.68 lakh), Malappuram (1.79 lakh) and Kottayyam (1.66 lakh).
Published – 15 Dec 2025 21:23 IST
