Team Goemkarponn
VASCO: Vasco has emerged as the worst-affected constituency in Goa in the Election Commission of India’s latest draft electoral rolls, with 12,951 voters marked as “unmapped”, the highest for any Assembly segment in the State.
The classification means that the voters’ names — as well as those of their parents — do not figure in the post–Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral roll of 2002, placing their eligibility under verification. Until the process is completed, their inclusion in the final voters’ list remains uncertain.
Notably, Vasco had earlier also topped the list of electoral deletions, with a large number of names removed on grounds such as death, permanent migration out of Goa, prolonged absence, or duplication of entries. Election officials say the high number of unmapped voters reflects the constituency’s long-standing demographic churn linked to port-related employment and population movement.
Under the ongoing SIR exercise, all unmapped voters continue to feature in the draft rolls. However, each of the nearly 13,000 voters in Vasco will be issued notices by December 20, calling them to appear before the Electoral Registration Officer or Assistant ERO.
At the hearing, voters will be required to produce one of 13 prescribed documents to establish citizenship. Only those who successfully complete the verification will retain their voting rights in the final rolls.
With Vasco accounting for the largest share of unmapped voters in the State, the outcome of the verification process is expected to have a significant bearing on the constituency’s final electorate ahead of future elections.
