CEC Gyanesh Kumar Begins Odisha Tour, Hails BLOs Ahead of Roll Revision Push

Overview

• On December 27, Gyanesh Kumar offered prayers at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and visited the Konark Sun Temple to start his three-day schedule.
• He told reporters that booth-level officers are “the pillars of the election process,” underscoring their central role in field operations.
• He is slated to address around 700 BLOs at the OUAT auditorium in Bhubaneswar at 3 pm on December 29 before departing later that night.
• Officials indicate the December 29 session will brief BLOs on the likely Special Intensive Revision in Odisha, where they will conduct house-to-house verification and handle enumeration forms.
• The Election Commission has completed earlier SIR phases and is running phase two in 12 states and UTs, with Odisha expected in a subsequent phase, while the December 28 itinerary covers Raghurajpur, Dhauli, Khandagiri–Udayagiri, and the Mukteswar Temple.