Booth Level Officer; A Representative of Election Commission at the Grass-Root Level
For enhanced participation of electors in the electoral process and
reducing the electoral malpractices, it is essential to improve the
quality of electoral registration process and of the electoral rolls.
Booth Level Officer (BLO) is a local Government/Semi-Government
official, familiar with the local electors and generally a voter in the
same polling area who assists in updating the roll using his local
knowledge. In fact, BLO is a representative of Election Commission of
India (ECI) at the grass-root level who plays a pivotal role in the
process of roll revision and collecting actual field information with
regard to the roll corresponding to the polling area assigned to him.
Under Section 13B (2) of Representation of People Act, 1950, BLOs are
appointed from amongst the officers of the Govt. /Semi Govt. /Local
Bodies. Generally, one BLO is responsible for one part of the electoral
roll. From August, 2006 the Commission has decided to introduce the
concept of appointing BLOs who would be accountable for ensuring the
fidelity of electoral roll.
The ECI introduced this new system of appointing BLOs creating a clear
line of accountability for preparation of an error-free electoral roll,
making the BLOs its custodian at the polling booth level. Previously,
voter-identification slips used to be distributed by the contesting
candidates of various political parties and that gave scope for
complaints. The preparation of accurate electoral rolls and direct
distribution of voter identification slip by the BLOs also boosted voter
confidence in the credibility of the election process.
BLO assists eligible citizens to become voters and obtain voter card.
BLO provides those different forms for addition, deletion and correction
of Electoral Roll entries, carries out physical verification, and gives
his/her report to Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) .The BLO
interacts with local people/ political parties’ representatives and
identifies dead/shifted/duplicate voters to be removed from the
electoral roll after due process of law.
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