Revision of voters’ list in November

NEW DELHI, OCT 29: If your name is not on the voters' list, here's your chance to have it included.For 15 days starting November 15, anyo...

NEW DELHI, OCT 29: If your name is not on the voters’ list, here’s your chance to have it included.

For 15 days starting November 15, anyone who wants to register his or her name on the electoral rolls, will be able to do so at a centre near them. The EC today announced the summary revision of electoral rolls in all states except Jammu and Kashmir, with the final list to be published by January 7, next year. Under the provisions of the Representation of People Act, 1950, the electoral rolls have to be updated every year so that all those who have turned 18 years of age and are thus eligible to vote are included, as well as names of those who have died are deleted. The draft existing rolls would be published on November 15 allowing the public to ascertain if their names are on the list or not. Then, for two weeks, from November 15 to November 30 the Commission will allow the filing of claims and objections.

In December, the new applications and any objections would be dealt with and the electoral rollsprepared and printed by January 5 next year. With Assembly polls due in Bihar, Orissa and Manipur in early 2000, the EC will make a special effort to ensure that the electoral rolls are fully updated in these states, said CEC M S Gill.

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The revision of the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir would be taken up after the winter, since the state capital has now moved from Srinagar to Jammu for the winter season. Electoral rolls in J&K were last revised and updated in January 1998.

The EC has given up the practice of conducting "intensive" revision of electoral rolls, said Gill, explaining that it was too expensive an exercise and was now deemed unnecessary. In an "intensive" revision of electoral rolls, the listing process starts from scratch, with every name being included afresh. The last intensive revision of rolls for the entire country was conducted in 1995. Since then the EC has been conducting summary revision of the rolls, where names are added or deleted to the draft electoral list.

India is oneof the few democracies, and certainly the largest, where the electoral rolls have been computerised, no small feat considering its a 600 million-strong electorate, with nine scripts and 14 languages using a common standardised database.

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