Dr Ranbir Singh, CEO, on Wednesday said a permanent media cell will be set up at Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office at State/UT level.
A Group ‘A’ officer of Delhi Government, Kaanchan Azad, who is Deputy Director from DIP has been appointed as an Officer on Special Duty(Media) in the CEO’s office.
Singh further said: “The media is one of the major pillars of our democracy and plays an important role in the electoral process.
The media is a key ally in informing and educating voters. The Commission in its objective of “No Voter to be left behind” considers media as an equal partner for making the election process participative and inclusive”.
The CEO informed that Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls with January 1st, 2022 as the qualifying date shall commence from November 1st, 2021. During this SSR any person who would be 18 years or more on or before 01.01.2022 will be eligible to enroll as a voter. He emphasised the need to adopt on-line mode of availing electoral services on www.nvsp.in or the Voter Helpline Mobile App in order to stay Covid–safe.