The situation prevailed even though all political parties put together, including the RJD, Congress and CPI(M) and CPI(ML), who opposed the SIR exercise, have nominated 1,60,813 Booth Level Agents (BLA) and they have been registered with the ECI. The RJD has 47,506 BLAs, and the Congress has 17,549 BLAs registered with the ECI for the SIR exercise. More to the SIR, the ECI has also launched a special campaign for the addition of the names of eligible young voters, who are attaining the age of 18 years from 1 July to 1 October, 2025. “From 1 August 2025 (3PM) till 2 August (3 PM), 3,223 young electors have filled their forms along with the Declaration.”Meanwhile, the ECI said in a statement that the annual remuneration for BLOs has been doubled to Rs 12,000 from the previous Rs 6,000. BLO Supervisors will now receive Rs 18,000, up from Rs 12,000.This is the first revision of pay since 2015, marking a significant shift in ECI’s approach toward field-level compensation.
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