Margao: South Goa district election officer (DEO) Egna Cleetus on Friday met representatives of recognised political parties to brief them on the special summary revision (SSR) 2026-27 of photo electoral rolls, announced by the Election Commission of India on Oct 15.Party representatives were taken through the schedule and procedures for the revision, including publication of the integrated draft rolls, the claims and objections period, and the final publication of the rolls.Rationalisation of polling stations will be completed by Nov 2. The integrated draft rolls will be published on Nov 12, and claims and objections can be filed from Nov 12 to Dec 11. These will be disposed of by Dec 28, and the final rolls will be published on Jan 4, 2027.Parties were asked to appoint booth-level agents (BLAs) for polling stations where this has not been done and to ensure coordination with booth-level officers (BLOs). They were also urged to scrutinise the draft rolls and flag discrepancies to the authorities through the prescribed procedure.The meeting also covered the procedure for collecting and submitting Forms 6, 6A, 7 and 8, sharing information on claims and objections, and the supply of draft and final rolls to recognised parties. Cleetus stressed the need to publicise the SSR schedule and spread voter awareness.
