left out service voters can get names included in electoral rolls

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During summary revision, left out service voters can get their names included in electoral rolls. Service voters' list was published on July 31.

The service voters who could not get their names included by that date can do so now. The service voters aged 18 years or more as on January 1, 2016 whose names figure at more than one place can get their names included.

Voters’ names can also be deleted in case of transfer, retirement, death etc. Supplementary list-1 will be chalked out during the programme. Original voter list and supplementary list will be published on January 30, 2016.

During summary revision, records with declaration of office/authority duly attested form-2, in 2 copies will be submitted to District Election Officers/Chief Electoral Officers by November 16. Preparations for last parts of electoral rolls will be made and references drawn from them will be sent for verification to record office/authority on December 15.

After verification, record office/authority, the records will return one copy of references through CEO to concerning Elector Registration Officers by January 11. On the basis of references returned after verification, EROs will remove errors by January 22.

Voter lists' last part will be published on January 30, 2016. Meanwhile, an election commission official said that Gram Sabhas would be held in all villages across the country as part of the awareness campaign for the special summary revision of electoral rolls.

The decision came into effect keeping in mind the instructions of the Election Commission. “Gram Sabhas would be held in all villages, and similar public gatherings would take place in municipal council or corporation areas, to make people aware about the special summary revision of photo electoral rolls across the country,” an election commission official said.

The dates of the Gram Sabha would be fixed by the election departments of the states concerned or election authorities.

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