There will be a ban on the transfer of officers and employees engaged in the work of the Special Summary Revision program of Photo Electoral Roll in Haryana from February 10 to April 30, Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, Anurag Agarwal said on Friday.
He said as per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the photo voter lists in the State are being revised under a special summary revision program. Under this program, the publication of draft integrated electoral roll will be published on February 10, 2020. While earlier the same was to be done on December 30, 2019.
Therefore, the Commission has imposed a ban on transfer of District Electoral Officer, Deputy District Electoral Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.
Apart from this, the Commission has also issued directions to fill up the vacant post, if any, at the earliest.
The Commission has further directed not to transfer the said officers without the prior permission of the Commission.
Agarwal said that the program of special revision of voter lists has been revised by the Commission considering January 1, 2020, as the qualifying date. As per the new schedule, the draft of integrated voter lists will be published on February 10 and claims and objections will be filed from February, 10 to March 12. Special campaigns will be organised on February, 15-16, 29 and March 1, 2020.