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Census 2027: Around 82 lakh households have opted for self enumeration as field visits begin in 5 states

Census 2027: Around 82 lakh households have opted for self enumeration as field visits begin in 5 states

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Census enumnerators seen during door to door survey of Digital mapping for Census. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Around 82 lakh households have availed the self-enumeration facility so far during the initial Houselisting and Housing Operations (HLO) phase of Census 2027, a government statement issued on Friday (May 1, 2026) said. In Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, enumerators hit the ground on Friday (May 1), starting field operations of the HLO exercise following the completion of the notified 15-day self-enumeration window, it said. Published – May 02, 2026 01:30 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Two states get new census officers ahead of key enumeration| India News

Two states get new census officers ahead of key enumeration| India News

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) has appointed new officers as Directors of Census Operations or Director of Citizen Registration in two states and given extensions to existing officers in these positions in seven states over the last fortnight. Two states get new census officers ahead of key enumeration These appointments and extensions come ahead of the house listing operations exercise set to begin on April 1, under Phase I of the National Census. IAS officers Biswajit Pegu and Rashmi Kama have been appointed Directors of Census Operations in Assam and West Bengal respectively. And officers in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Haryana have received extensions. The Director of Census Operations is in charge of the census in their state, under the supervision of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. They monitor the house listing exercise, conduct the census, oversee publication of data for the state and prepare maps needed for the purpose. On July 3 and 4, 2025, the Union government convened a two-day conference of Directors of …

Kerala SIR: number of ‘uncollectable’ enumeration forms rise to 25 lakh. List of untraceable, dead and shifted voters to be published online

Kerala SIR: number of ‘uncollectable’ enumeration forms rise to 25 lakh. List of untraceable, dead and shifted voters to be published online

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Political parties on Monday expressed concern over the large number of voters listed as ’absentee, shifted or dead’ (ASD) in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, even as Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar stated that the ASD list will shortly be uploaded online in a searchable format for public scrutiny. Described as ‘uncollectable enumeration forms’ by the Election Commission of India (EC), this list had grown to a little over 25 lakh names by Monday morning. They include 6.44 lakh deceased, 7.11 lakh categorised as untraceable, 8.19 lakh permanently shifted/absent voters, 1.31 lakh duplicated names and 1.93 lakh in the ‘others’ category which include people who have refused to return the forms. Mr. Kelkar said the booth-wise details of all the 25 lakh people, their names and EPIC numbers included, were expected to be uploaded on the district-level websites by Monday evening or Tuesday. With the enumeration phase of SIR set to end on December 18, the list had sparked heated debate in the weekly meeting of political parties chaired …

Caste enumeration to be part of exercise: Govt sanctions Rs 11,718 cr for two-phase Census 2027 | India News

Caste enumeration to be part of exercise: Govt sanctions Rs 11,718 cr for two-phase Census 2027 | India News

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The government has approved Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census 2027, the first digital exercise of its kind, Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Friday. Earlier, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal to conduct the Census at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Census 2027, world’s largest administrative and statistical exercise, will be conducted in two phases— the houselisting and housing phase between April and September next year; and population enumeration in February 2027 (for the UT of Ladakh and snow bound non-synchronous areas of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand in September 2026). The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on April 30 this year had decided to include caste enumeration in the Census 2027, which will be done in the second phase. Vaishnaw said a gazette notification will be issued in due course about what data fields will be included in the new Census and other such specific details. About 30 lakh field functionaries will complete the exercise. Briefing about the Cabinet …

Rajasthan SIR: Over 1.56 crore voter enumeration forms distributed

Rajasthan SIR: Over 1.56 crore voter enumeration forms distributed

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The Chief Election Officer added that under the SIR exercise, voters can also fill out and submit their enumeration forms online. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu More than 1.56 crore voter enumeration forms have been distributed across Rajasthan in the first five days of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said on Saturday (November 8, 2025). According to Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan, Barmer, Chittorgarh, and Alwar districts have reported the highest distribution so far, while nine districts – Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jhalawar, Hanumangarh, Sirohi, Kota, Balotra, Pali and Jaisalmer – recorded less than 25% distribution. Mr. Mahajan directed the district election officers in these regions to intensify efforts and ensure that the distribution percentage rises to at least 35% by Sunday (November 9), noting that most voters are expected to be home during the weekend. The Chief Election Officer added that under the SIR exercise, voters can also fill out and submit their enumeration forms online. The Election Commission has provided this facility to make the process more accessible and efficient …

Mamata Banerjee Personally Receives Enumeration Form As SIR Debate Heats Up In Bengal | India News

Mamata Banerjee Personally Receives Enumeration Form As SIR Debate Heats Up In Bengal | India News

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Last Updated:November 05, 2025, 22:59 IST Mamata Banerjee received her enumeration form following her protest against the SIR electoral roll revision and accusations of Election Commission bias. Mamata Banerjee A day after leading a massive protest march against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally received her enumeration form from a booth-level officer (BLO) at her Kalighat residence on Wednesday. The BLO in charge of booth no 77 under Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, Amit Kumar Roy, arrived at Banerjee’s residence around 10:30 am to hand over the form, news agency PTI reported, citing a source. The official was, however, stopped by on-duty police officers. When asked about the purpose of the visit, Roy identified himself and explained that he was delivering the “enumeration form” to a voter at 30B, Harish Chatterjee Street. The on-duty officials didn’t allow him to enter the CM’s residence due to security restrictions and asked him to hand over the form to them. However, Roy refused to do so, citing the …

Modi govt to conduct caste census in India cabinet to include caste enumeration in exercise

Modi govt to conduct caste census in India cabinet to include caste enumeration in exercise

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Caste census in India: Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs decided to include ‘caste enumeration’ in the forthcoming census exercise. New Delhi: Speaking on Union Cabinet decisions on Wednesday (April 30), Union Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw said that the Modi government will conduct a caste census in India. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has decided to include ‘caste enumeration’ in the forthcoming census exercise.  Caste enumeration should be included in census instead of surveys: Ashiwini Vaishnaw On caste census included with national census, Union Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw said,  “Congress govts have always opposed the caste census. In 2010, the late Dr Manmohan Singh said that the matter of caste census should be considered in the Cabinet. A group of ministers was formed to consider this subject. Most of the political parties have recommended a caste census. Despite this, the Congress government decided to conduct a survey of caste or a caste census. It is well understood that Congress and its INDI alliance partners have used the caste census only as a political tool. Some states have conducted …