Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U. Kelkar interacting with residents of Edamalakkudy tribal panchayat in Munnar on Wednesday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U. Kelkar visited Edamalakkudy, the state’s first tribal panchayat in Munnar, to interact with residents ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
According to officials, the visit was to review the progress of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll. Kerala has seen significant success in the implementation of SIR and the authorities plan to complete all related actions two days ahead of schedule.
“Initially we planned to complete the SIR proceedings by February 14, but now it will be done two days earlier. The final voter list is to be released on February 21,” Mr. Kelkar said. He added that voters who need to enter their names or make changes in the list should approach their Booth Level Officer (BLO) or Electoral Registration Officer (ERO). “Names can be added to the list up to a day before the last date for submission of nomination papers for the council elections,” he said.
Mr. Kelkar further said that the SIR hearing process has already been completed in 64 constituencies across the state.
During the visit, the CEO interacted with tribal community members from Edalipparakudy, Societykudy, Meenkuthikudy and Ampalapadikudy settlements. He also visited the house of 90-year-old voter Doraiswami in Ampalapadikudy and encouraged him to cast his vote and inspire others in the community to do the same. In addition, the CEO reviewed the arrangement of polling booths at Edamalakkudy Government Tribal UP School.
The Director General was accompanied by Devikulam Sub-Collector VM Arya, Deputy Collector Suja Varghese, Munnar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP) S. Chandrakumar, Devikulam Tehsildar G. Ajesh, Forest Officer K. Abhilash and Sectional Forest Director KG Murali.
Published – 11 Feb 2026 20:12 IST