Guirdolim residents said they would closely monitor the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) after discovering serious address mismatches that listed several households under neighbouring Cavorim-Chandor rather than their actual village. The confusion, villagers added, raised concerns about the accuracy of the ongoing enumeration and the possibility of wrongful entries in the final rolls.
“When such errors occur, it shakes people’s trust in the system,” one resident said. “The government must correct this on its own, not make us prove where we live.”
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Sarpanch Sonia Fernandes told the media the panchayat had received complaints from multiple wards and that she would write to the Collector and the District Election Officer seeking fresh verification. She said Booth Level Officers had been asked to go door-to-door to confirm details and that no voter should be required to submit unnecessary documents when the error originated in the enumeration process.
“We have asked that Booth Level Officers go door-to-door to confirm details. No voter should have to submit unnecessary documents when the error originated in the enumeration process,” Fernandes said, adding that corrections should be made before the SIR deadline on 4 December and that revised rolls must clearly reflect the changes.
Former sarpanch Agostinho Antao, who also found his address incorrectly listed, described the incidents as symptomatic of deeper lapses in field verification. “The SIR is supposed to clean up errors, not create new ones,” he said. “Instead of asking people for electricity bills or other proof, officials should confirm the records in person.”
Antao said residents would document every wrongful entry and follow up with Booth Level Officers to ensure corrections appeared in the next draft publication. “We will not leave this to chance again,” he added.
The mix-up reportedly affected several families across at least three wards, and villagers warned that, if not corrected in time, it could lead to confusion over polling station assignments. With the voter revision process continuing until early December, residents said they would continue tracking corrections and expected authorities to restore confidence through prompt and transparent action.
