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Jharkhand Polling Stations to Host Camps During Electoral Roll Revision
The Election Commission is checking and updating Jharkhand’s voter list.
It will set up help camps at every polling station on August 22 and 23.
People who are already 18, or will turn 18 by October 1, can add their names using Form 6.
Booth-level officers will help them complete the form.
Families whose names are listed at different polling stations can use Form 8 to move them to one polling station if they live together.
The draft voter list was published on August 5.
It has 2.21 crore voters, compared with 2.64 crore before the checking exercise.
People can submit complaints or corrections until September 15.
The final updated voter list is expected on October 19.
The Election Commission will hold special camps at every Jharkhand polling station on August 22 and 23.
People who turned 18 or will turn 18 by October 1 can register using Form 6.
Families living together but registered at different polling stations can request transfers using Form 8.
The draft rolls published August 5 contain 2.21 crore voters, after more than 43.61 lakh names were deleted.
The deadline for claims and objections is September 15, while final rolls are scheduled for October 19.
- Who
- The Election Commission, Jharkhand’s Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar, booth-level officers, eligible new voters and families with divided registrations.
- What
- Two-day special camps will help people register voters and transfer family members’ names between polling stations during the electoral-roll revision.
- Where
- At every polling station in Jharkhand.
- When
- The camps will be held on August 22 and 23; claims and objections are accepted until September 15, and final rolls are scheduled for October 19.
- Why
- To assist eligible voters and families and support the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Key facts
- Camp dates
- August 22 and 23
- Eligibility
- People who are 18 or will turn 18 by October 1
- Registration form
- Form 6
- Transfer form
- Form 8, for family members living together but registered at different polling stations
- Draft roll voters
- 2.21 crore, including 1.12 crore men, 1.08 crore women and 260 third-gender electors
- Claims deadline
- September 15
- Final roll publication
- October 19
Quotes
K Ravi Kumar
Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer
“Eligible persons who have attained the age of 18 or will attain it by October 1 can visit the camp and register their names in the electoral rolls by filling out Form 6.”
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“Booth-level officers will assist eligible voters in filling Forms 6 and 8 at the camps on August 22 and 23.”
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Sources
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