CEO Kerala : View Booth Level Officer (BLO) Registration Application Details Online

Organisation : Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala (CEO)
Facility Name : View Booth Level Officer (BLO) Registration Application Details Online
Applicable For : Already Registered Users
Applicable State/UT : Kerala
Website : http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/home.html

How To View Booth Level Officer Registration Application Details?

To View Booth Level Officer (BLO) Registration Application Details, Follow the below steps

Step-1 : Go to the link http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/bloRegistered.html
Step-2 : Enter the “Elector’s Photo Identity Card Number”
Step-3 : Enter the “Date of Birth”
Step-4 : Click on “View Acknowledgement” button.

Related / Similar Facilities : CEO Andhra Pradesh Electoral Rolls 2022

CEO Kerala Booth Level Officer Registration

Registration of applications for appointment of officers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for helping the public to enroll, shift, make corrections and delete names in the Electoral Rolls has started.Applicants can apply online through the facility available in the Chief Electoral Officer’s web site.

What is Booth Level Officers (BLOs)?

** Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are serving Officers of the Government or Local bodies.They are appointed by the Electoral Registration Officer under Section 13 B(2) of Representation of the People Act, 1950 after obtaining approval of the District Election Officer. They are appointed for carrying out the work of revision/preparation of electoral roll as and when required. According to Section 13 B (2) of Representation of the People Act,1950, An electoral registration officer may, subject to any prescribed restrictions, employ such persons as he thinks fit for the preparation and revision of the electoral roll for the constituency. BLOs would continue to discharge the responsibilities assigned to them by their parent offices and would remain generally under the control of their administrative department.They perform the work of BLO in addition to their normal duties.They have to perform this work outside office hours and holidays so that it does not affect their normal official duties.

** BLO is a representative of Hon’ble Election Commission of India at the grass root level who play a pivotal role in the process of Roll Revision and collecting actual field information with regard to the Electoral Roll corresponding to polling area assigned to him/her.

** Chapter 5 of Manual on Electoral Rolls, the Hon’ble Election Commission of India has envisaged the duties and responsibilities of BLO. The State of Kerala has at present 25149 Polling Stations and there is one BLO in each PS.

FAQ On CEO Kerala

Frequantly Asked Questions FAQ On CEO Kerala

 Which authority conducts elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India ?
Answer: Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India, the Election Commission of India, inter-alia, is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. Detailed provisions are made under the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952 and the rules made thereunder.

 Which authority conducts elections to Parliament?
Answer: The same Article 324 also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of Parliament. Detailed provisions are made under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the rules made thereunder.

Which authority conducts elections to the State Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils?
Answer: Article 324 (1) also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of the State Legislature. Detailed provisions are made under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the rules made thereunder.

Which authority conducts elections to Corporations, Municipalities and other Local Bodies ?
Answer: The State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations, Muncipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies. They are independent of the Election Commission of India.

What is the present composition of the Election Commission?
Answer: At present, the Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.

 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners?
Answer: Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.

Who supervises the election work in a State ?
Answer: As per section 13A of the Representation of the People Act 1950, read with section 20 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of a State/ Union Territory is authorised to supervise the election work in the State/Union Territory subject to the overall superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission.

Who appoints the Chief Electoral Officer?
Answer: The Election Commission of India nominates or designates an Officer of the Government of the State/Union Territory as the Chief Electoral Officer in consultation with that State Government/Union Territory Administration.

Who supervises the election work in a District?
Answer: As per section 13AA of the Representation of the People Act 1950, subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Chief Electoral Officer, the District Election Officer (DEO) supervises the election work of a district.

Who appoints the District Election Officer?
Answer: The Election Commission of India nominates or designates an Officer of the State Government as the District Election Officer in consultation with the State Government.

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