80.94% electoral forms distributed in Vizag district

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Roll-2026 gathered pace in Visakhapatnam district, with 80.94 per cent of the enumeration forms distributed across the seven Assembly constituencies by Friday.

According to official figures, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributed 16,37,424 enumeration forms out of the total 20,23,009 earmarked for electors. Digitisation of the completed forms also progressed, with 75,427 forms uploaded, accounting for 3.73 per cent of the total.

District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore inspected the distribution and digitisation process at Polling Station No. 132 in Lawson’s Bay Colony under the Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency and at polling stations in Pedagantyada. Joint Collector G. Vidyadhari also reviewed the ongoing work in Pedagantyada.

Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) inspected polling stations at Vepagunta, Akkireddipalem, Adivivaram Junction, Bukka Veedhi, and Anandapuram. They instructed BLOs to complete the distribution, collection, and digitisation of enumeration forms within the stipulated timeframe while ensuring accuracy.

Among the Assembly constituencies, Visakhapatnam South recorded the highest distribution at 86.12 per cent, followed by Pendurthi (84.90%), Bheemili (81.14%), Gajuwaka (79.74%), Visakhapatnam North (79.60%), Visakhapatnam East (78.74%), and Visakhapatnam West (76.19%).

In digitisation, Visakhapatnam North led the district with 5.90 per cent of the forms uploaded, followed by Visakhapatnam West (3.85%), Gajuwaka (3.75%), Pendurthi (3.74%), Visakhapatnam South (3.22%), Visakhapatnam East (2.94%) and Bheemili (2.89%).