Belagavi: Officers told to include members of nomadic tribes in electoral rolls

A file photo of Booth Level Officers issuing enumeration forms to voters in Belagavi. | Photo Credit: File photo The district administration has directed all officers on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty to ensure that members of nomadic tribes, which do not usually reside in one place, are included on electoral rolls.“We are adopting some measures to ensure inclusion of nomadic communities and migrant labourers. Special instructions have been given to Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to see that eligible voters in these communities are not left out of the SIR exercise,” Belagavi Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan said.He added that BLOs are contacting nomadic families in various parts of the district and filling enumeration forms. “They are also tracing family members of migrant labourers