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Andhra Pradesh Sets Four Days for Electoral Roll Verification
Andhra Pradesh will hold special voter-help days on August 22, 23, 29 and 30.
People can visit polling stations to check the electoral rolls and forms.
Officials are also reviewing names that were not properly matched or mapped.
Voters can submit claims and objections if they find a problem.
Election officers must hear these cases and make decisions according to the rules.
They were told not to cause inconvenience to voters.
Lists of claims and objections will be uploaded online and shared with political parties.
Officials will also organize college camps to help more young people register to vote.
Special voter verification campaigns will be held across Andhra Pradesh on August 22, 23, 29 and 30.
Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav reviewed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls with district election officials.
Officials discussed claims, objections, unmapped electors, mapping discrepancies, hearings and voter complaints.
Electoral registration officers were told to expedite hearings and handle claims according to Election Commission rules.
Officials were urged to enroll more young voters through special camps at colleges and educational institutions.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh voters, election officials, Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav and Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dilli Rao.
- What
- A four-day campaign will allow voters to verify electoral rolls and related forms while officials process claims and objections.
- Where
- At polling stations across Andhra Pradesh, with the officials' review conducted from the Secretariat in Vijayawada.
- When
- August 22, 23, 29 and 30; the review meeting was held on Thursday.
- Why
- To check and correct electoral-roll information, resolve claims and objections, address mapping discrepancies and increase youth enrollment.
Key facts
- Campaign dates
- August 22, 23, 29 and 30
- Location
- All polling stations in Andhra Pradesh
- Process reviewed
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Officials
- Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav and Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dilli Rao
- Forms
- Forms 9, 10, 11, 11A and 11B
- Publication schedule
- Claims and objections lists are to be uploaded daily and shared with political parties weekly
- Youth enrollment
- Special camps will be organized at colleges and educational institutions
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