Special summary revision of electoral rolls from October 1

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe State Election Commission will kickstart the next round of special summary revision of electoral rolls on October 1, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Praveen Kumar, said here on Friday.Addressing a press conference, he said all those whose names are yet to be included on the rolls and those who are reaching the age of 18 before Jan 1, 2013 can apply for inclusion and voter identity card. He said the publication of draft rolls, which would contain all names included in the list till date, would be done on October 1. All those who wish to file claims and objections to the rolls, and those who wish to be included in it, could do so before October 31.On October 6 and 9, all gram sabhas in rural areas will undertake a reading of the relevant parts/photo electoral rolls. While online facility would be available for applications, voters could also approach booth-level officers, taluk offices and all other notified centres for their inclusion or revision.“On October 7, 14 and 21, (Sundays) a special campaign would be undertaken where the booth-level officers would be present in all designated polling stations through the day. People can approach them with the forms and for any clarification regarding inclusion and deletion from the electoral rolls,” he said. This apart, he said voters could call 1950 during working hours to clarify any doubts they have regarding the process.CEO said at the end of the last revision, there were over 5.04 crore voters in the State of which about 2.50 crore were women. He said a multi-platform awareness campaign would be kickstarted from next week. In this regard, there has been a tie up with over 20 NGOs in the State, he pointed out.Also, the CEO said an additional 4,494 polling booths will be created. This will take the total number of booths in TN to 58,846, he said. The final publication of electoral rolls will be done on January 5. The voters can log on to http://elections.tn.nic.in/first published:September 15, 2012, 08:37 ISTlast updated:September 15, 2012, 08:37 IST 
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