Poll roll revision begins

A special summary revision of electoral rolls, 2019, with January 1 as the qualifying date, will commence in all nine Assembly constituencies in the district on Saturday.

The draft electoral roll will be published on the day and copies will be put up in the offices of Electoral Registration Officers / Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, to enable voters verify the entries.

New electors who will complete the age of 18 years as on January 1, 2019 can submit Form 6 for inclusion of their names in the rolls. Electors can apply for correction in name by submitting Form-8 and those who have shifted residence within Assembly constituency can submit Form 8A for address change. Form 7 has to be submitted for deletion of names. The electors can file their claims and objections from September 1 to October 31.

The names in the electoral rolls will be read out at the Special Gram Sabha meetings to be held on September 8, 22 and October 6 and 13, District Collector K. Rajamani said in a press release.

As directed by the Election Commission of India, special camps will be conducted on September 9 and 23 and October 7 and 14 at all polling stations for receiving claims and objections in Form 6, 7, 8 and 8 A. Electors can also apply online at www.nvsp.in

Overseas electors can submit Form 6A to the Electoral Registration Officer concerned.