The office of the district election officer is buzzing with activities to register as many voters as possible before the opportunity to increase the voters’ list before the upcoming lok Sabha election expires.
Sunday is the last chance for the residents to get them enrolled in the voters’ list to ensure their right to vote is not wasted in this lok Sabha polls. The office of Chief Electoral Officer had extended the last date for enrollment of new voters to March 16 from March 9 citing large number of young voters’ turnout in the polling booth as a reason.
According to the Cabinet Election department, no application for inclusion, correction, deletion, and transposition of entries in the electoral roll would be accepted after March 16.
Deputy Election Officer at Ranchi Praveen Kumar Gagrai said, “We have to get the final voters’ list ready by March 22 as it is the last date for filling the nomination in Ranchi. Our officials are leaving no stone unturned in accomplishing their duty at a stipulated time period. Form scrutiny work is in process. One third forms have been scrutinised so far and our target is to complete the remaining within couple of days.”
More than hundred people are deployed to scrutinise the forms and prepare the voters’ final list. Besides, as many as five polling booths buildings out of 24,648 booths have been identified in dilapidated condition. Silli booth number 61, Ranchi booth number 63, Hatia booth number 64, Mandar booth number 66 buildings have been categorised under decrepit condition.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Vinay Kumar Choubey has sent a letter to the office of Chief Electoral Officer’s office requesting to shift the polling booths to other nearby buildings. “I have asked the concerned officials to look the matter seriously and take concrete action in this direction soon,” said Choubey.
Meanwhile, as many as 110 sector magistrates and engineers of ITI have been provided training regarding new guidelines of the upcoming lok Sabha elections. During the training procedure they were informed how to establish effective communication outside the polling booths, moreover, they were asked to prepare the route chart, and maps of each constituent. Those who fail to make through the training has been asked to place a written letter stating the reason behind it, to the administration.