Political parties urged to cooperate in transparent electoral roll preparation

All political parties should cooperate in preparing a transparent electoral roll and submit written objections with supporting evidence if they find discrepancies in the draft roll, Visakhapatnam district Roll Observer S. Bhargavi said on Monday.Ms. Bhargavi, who is also Director of Tribal Welfare, reviewed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 process at a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), along with District Collector Abhishikth Kishore, at the Collectorate.She reviewed reports on the issue and collection of forms, publication of the draft roll, notices to voters who had not returned forms, and the identification of voters who had died or migrated. She also reviewed the status of Forms 6, 7 and 8. She said 1,04,86