Dehradun

EC extends date for accepting amendments till November 18

PNS

In a move to amend the name, age, address etc. in the voter’s list, Election Commission has decided to extend the date for accepting amendments from November 12 to November 18. In a press statement issued by the department, all those Indian residents, who have attained the age of 18 years,  can submit the form-6 for attending their names respectively in the voter’s list whereas the relatives of the deceased person or those have migrated to other States are requested to fill form-7 for amendments.

All those residents who wanted to change their details in the voter’s list are requested to kindly submit the form-8 whereas those voters who have shifted to other constituency are required to fill form-8A. With an aim to voters, the department has also announced that voters can easily download the copy of the different kinds of form from the official website and then, submit duly filled forms to the department.

The department has also requested the political parties, public representatives, NGOs, and other organisations to come forward for helping the Indian eligible residents to make their voter identity cards so that they can use their franchise during the elections. Chief Electoral Officer Radha Raturi said that department has already pulled up its socks for making the voter’s ID-card for the eligible Indian residents.