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Keralam to Hold Special Voter Enrolment Drive Across State
Keralam is planning a special drive to help more people register to vote.
Village offices will have digital help desks from October 15 to October 31.
People can apply online using Form 6 through a government portal or an app.
They must provide a document showing details such as their age and address.
If they use Aadhaar, they also need another supporting document.
Election workers will check applications, including by visiting homes.
Officials will also review differences between voter lists and check some applications from an earlier revision.
Schools and colleges will take part in a week-long campaign starting November 2 to encourage young people to enrol.
Chief Electoral Officer D Sajith Babu said district collectors were directed on October 5 to conduct a statewide special voter enrolment drive.
Digital help desks will operate at village offices from October 15 to October 31.
Applicants must submit online Form 6 through the Citizen Service portal or Voter Helpline app, with an eligible document; Aadhaar submissions require an additional supporting document.
Booth-level officers will conduct household checks, while electoral registration officers will examine changes between two electoral rolls and uncollected Special Intensive Revision applications.
A week-long youth enrolment drive called “Campus to Booth” is planned from November 2, with the tagline “Step Forward, Get Counted”.
- Who
- District collectors, election officials, and eligible voter applicants in Keralam; the youth campaign will involve college and higher-secondary students.
- What
- A statewide voter enrolment drive, with village-office help desks, application checks, and a separate youth enrolment campaign.
- Where
- Across Keralam, including village offices and college and higher-secondary school campuses.
- When
- Help desks are scheduled for October 15–31; the “Campus to Booth” drive is planned to begin November 2. Collectors were directed on October 5.
- Why
- To facilitate voter enrolment, review electoral-roll changes and applications, and raise voter awareness among young people.
Key facts
- State
- Keralam
- Chief Electoral Officer
- D Sajith Babu
- Collectors directed
- October 5
- Village-office help desks
- October 15–31
- Application form
- Online Form 6
- Application channels
- Citizen Service portal or Voter Helpline app
- Youth campaign
- “Campus to Booth,” planned from November 2 for one week
- Youth campaign tagline
- “Step Forward, Get Counted”
Quotes
D Sajith Babu
Keralam Chief Electoral Officer
“Along with the application, any one of the 12 documents proving the photograph, age and address of the voter should be submitted. Those submitting Aadhaar should also submit another supporting document.”
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