In a bid to avoid any last-minute confusion among voters, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi has taken the route of the all forms of social media to ensure the verification of names in the electoral rolls ahead of Delhi Assembly elections. With just few days to the announcement of election schedule, CEO Delhi is keen on getting the voters’ list checked via Facebook, radio/FM.
From Advertisements on radio channels to radio jockeys’ detailing about the different mediums to verify the names in the voters list, Delhi Chief Election Commission is in full swing to reach out to the voters.
“The radio jockey apprise the voters of the various ways to check their names, i.e. either SMS service, phone calls, visit the website www.ceodelhi.com or visit the voter centre,” said Subodh Rawat, SDM (Election) Delhi Election Commission.
The Delhi CEO on Wednesday created its Facebook page called ‘Delhi Chief Election Commissioner’ for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections to keep in touch with the Delhi electorate and inform them about all latest updates. Various elections related posters have been uploaded for the convenience of voters on how to verify the name in the voters list. Apart from the contact details, the ad specifies all steps that are needed to be taken to verify the name in the list.
“We are trying our best to inform people about the issues people face in the voters list during polls. This time our initiative to sensitise voters is even more strident than the previous few elections, because the population of Delhi is vast and dynamic, so there are more chances of errors and changes that are required in the rolls,” said Rawat.
The CEO announced that it will set up special camps at total 11,763 polling stations in the national Capital from January 11 to help the general public in checking their names in the electoral roll and submit fresh applications for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
lately, fresh enrolment will be conducted for those who have attained the age of 18+ as on qualifying date i.e., 01.01.2015 and giving opportunities for correction in electors particulars and also to invite objections against any wrong inclusion in the electoral roll as a part of Special Summary Revision-2015.
Out of total 1,20,605 cases, in 64,000 cases, photos corrected/removed through Form 8 whereas in 49,444 cases, the entries have been put in ASD list. In 29,785 cases, the entries have been deleted
through Form 7 and in 17,411 cases; the entries have been put in ASD list, which involves multiple entries.