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'Come next day': BLOs in a fix over voter apathy
The Morning Standard
|July 17, 2025
ELECTORS are finding excuses to delay the submission of filled enumeration forms (EFs) in the ongoing SIR exercise in Bihar, a ground zero investigation reveals.
ELECTORS are finding excuses to delay the submission of filled enumeration forms (EFs) in the ongoing SIR exercise in Bihar, a ground zero investigation reveals. The excuses range from "lack of time" to awaiting "required" information. "Come next day, we are busy with some other important work," is the common refrain. The delay is taking a toll on most Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
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