Politics · India · 3 hrs ago
Varanasi to hold voter-list camps at 3,360 polling stations
Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh is starting a campaign to check and update its voter list.
The drive follows instructions from India’s Election Commission.
Its stated aim is to ensure that no eligible voter is left off the list.
Special camps are being set up at 3,360 polling stations across the district.
People can raise complaints with booth-level officers or other election officials.
Opposition parties have previously alleged that voters’ names were removed and eligible people left off the list.
The district administration has asked residents to bring forward complaints so they can be addressed.
Varanasi district will hold special voter-list camps at 3,360 polling stations.
The campaign follows instructions from the Election Commission of India and aims to ensure no eligible voter is left off the list.
People can raise complaints with 3,360 booth-level officers, 54 assistant electoral registration officers or eight electoral registration officers.
The announcement was made through the district magistrate’s X account on Monday night.
Opposition parties have previously alleged that voters’ names were being removed from the list.
- Who
- Varanasi district election officials are running the campaign.
- What
- Special camps will be held at 3,360 polling stations to update the voter list and add eligible voters.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday night. The camps’ dates are not stated.
- Where
- Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The Election Commission of India instructed officials to ensure no eligible voter is left off the list.
Opposition parties
Varanasi district administration
Allegations about voter lists
Opposition parties
Opposition parties have alleged that voters’ names, including those of eligible people, were removed.
Varanasi district administration
The administration says it is committed to ensuring no eligible voter is left off the list.
The district magistrate’s X account announced the voter-list campaign.
Officials said special camps would be held at 3,360 polling stations.
- Polling stations
- 3,360
- Booth-level officers
- 3,360
- Assistant electoral registration officers
- 54
- Electoral registration officers
- 8
Posts on X
As per instructions of ECI, the DEO of Varanasi district has started a proactive campaign to ensure that No eligible elector is left from the electoral rolls. Special camps are being held in 3360 no of booths in the district to ensure this. If any person has any complaint,
Sources
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