As many as 37,097 service voters of Jharkhand will use their franchise in Lok Sabha elections. The figure includes 35,875 male and 1222 female service voters. Chief Electoral Officer L Khiangte said on Wednesday that this number of service voters is still tentative, as the process of nomination of service voters in the final published electoral roll will be continued till the final nomination process is completed.
Khiangte said that helpline number 1950 has been released to help voters. The maximum number of this helpline number is being spread, so that people can become aware of its usage. Anyone can download Voter Helpline from Android Mobile's Google Play Store and iPhone.
According to the figures recorded in the voters list till March 10, there are 6,681 service voters in seven Assembly constituencies coming under Ranchi. There are 6,366 male and 285 female service voters. In Ranchi district, there are Tamar, Silli, Khojari, Ranchi, Hatia, Kanke and Mandar Assembly constituencies.
Subsequently, there are 3660 service voters in Palamu, 3,299 in Gumla, 3,118 in Dhanbad and 2,581 Hazaribagh. On the other hand, there are 196 service voters in Pakur, which is the lowest in Jharkhand. The number of service voters in 20 districts is less than 100. At the same time, Ranchi has the highest number of 285 female service voters. Apart from this, Gumla has 137 female service voters, Bokaro 106 and Khunti have 102 female service voters.
Under the People Representation Act 1951 service voters include Central Para Military Forces, State Police force jawans giving service in other states, Central government employees posted outside India, foreign embassy employees, ambassadors, NRIs and their wives.
According to electoral roll management system paramilitary forces can apply through Form 2, State Police force jawans can apply through Form 2A, Central government employees posted outside India can apply through Form 3, NRI voters can apply through Form 6A. These voters can submit their forms online on servicevoter.nic.in. The Election Commission of India validates the forms in due process.
Meanwhile, the CEO, Jharkhand today announced that the districts that will perform best electoral practices during the Lok Sabha polls will be felicitated by the Election Commission.