KURUKSHETRA, Sept 17: Haryana currently tops the list of states where voters have been issued computerised photo identity cards, Chander Singh, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said today.Eighty-seven per cent of voters in the state own voters' I-cards which can be used for the next elections, he told reporters while on a visit about preparation of the cards.Singh said that all 19 districts of the state had been provided with the latest computer technology which would help them feed information about the voters of the district. The work was being carried out under the supervision of the District Returning Officer, who was usually the district magistrate.Singh said Fatehabad topped the list of the state's district-wise break-up on voters possessing I-cards, with 92 per cent. Ratia in Fatehabad district stood first, with 97 per cent, in the assembly constituency list in the state.During the next elections, the computers at the district level would be connected to the computer at the state main headquarters, Singh said. As the state headquarters was being linked with the Chief Election Commission at Delhi, all available information could be cross-checked and doubts be cleared, he said.Singh said the election offices in every district had been instructed to enlist new voters provided they fulfilled the requisite conditions. This included an undertaking by new voters that his or her name had not been repeated elsewhere in the list. ``This has been done to avoid duplicity of voters and also to protect them from unnecessary harassment,'' he said. During the last general elections for the Lok Sabha and Haryana Vidhan Sabha, re-polling was conducted only at four polling booths in the state.The employees of the state or Central government put on duty in any capacity were paid their TA/DA in advance. ``Not a single paisa was due to the election office after the election process. Advance payment was enforced and the employees were keen on duty,'' he said.
