Delay in enumeration forms raises fear of being left out of voter list

As SIR picks up in Bihar, poll officials rush to meet deadline; EC says 12% yet to submit documents

- RAMASHANKAR @ Patna

NARENDRA Kumar, a resident of Muzaffarpur in north Bihar, is making frequent calls to his brother to ascertain whether the enumeration forms have reached home for verification.

Currently in Pune for the treatment of his ailing mother, Narendra is worried as a simple mistake may lead to the deletion of his name from the voters' list.

The 23-year-old said that his name was included in the electoral rolls before the 2020 Assembly elections. "I exercised my franchise for the first time during the last Assembly polls. If my name gets deleted, I will never forgive myself for the lapses not on my part but for others' slackness," he told this reporter over the phone. He said, despite his frantic attempts, he could not connect with the Booth Level Officer (BLO). "I will return to Muzaffarpur on July 27, two days after the last date of submission of the forms," he said, adding that he is at the BLO's mercy.