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EC Publishes ASDD Voter List, Reopens Electoral Roll Applications
The Election Commission has put a list of voters marked absent, shifted, dead or deleted online.
People who are eligible to vote but cannot find their names can apply to be added.
They can use Form 6 online or ask a Booth Level Officer for help.
Officials will check voter lists from before and after the revision.
They will also visit homes and help eligible people fill out applications.
Political party representatives can check the lists as part of the process.
Special camps will help people in places such as shelters and labour colonies.
The Election Commission says it will monitor the work and run campaigns to inform people.
The Election Commission has made West Bengal’s ASDD voter list available online.
Eligible people whose names were left out can apply using Form 6 online or through a Booth Level Officer.
Booth Level Officers will compare rolls before and after the revision and identify eligible voters for inclusion.
Officials will visit households, while political party representatives can review voter lists and verification reports.
The EC plans special enrolment camps and awareness campaigns, with senior officials monitoring progress daily.
- Who
- The Election Commission, Booth Level Officers, and eligible voters whose names were left out.
- What
- The ASDD list has been published online, and eligible people may apply for inclusion using Form 6.
- Where
- West Bengal.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday, October 6; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- To identify eligible voters who may have been excluded from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision and help them apply for inclusion.
Key facts
- ASDD
- Absent, shifted, dead or deleted.
- Application method
- Eligible voters can submit Form 6 online or through a Booth Level Officer.
- List access
- The list is available on the Chief Electoral Officer’s website and through links on district election officers’ websites.
- Household visits
- Booth Level Officers have been asked to visit at least 20 to 25 households each week.
- Target timeline
- The household exercise is intended to be completed within a month.
- Final decisions
- Electoral Registration Officers will decide on applications as per law.
- Additional outreach
- The EC plans special camps in neighbourhoods, night shelters, labour colonies, and areas inhabited by homeless and marginalised people.
Quotes
Senior Election Commission official
An unnamed senior official discussing West Bengal’s electoral-roll revision.
“The list of ASDD voters is available on the CEO’s website as well as through links provided on the websites of the respective district election officers. Any eligible voter who finds that his or her name has been left out can submit Form 6 online or approach the Booth Level Officer for inclusion in the electoral roll.”
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“The BLOs have been asked to visit at least 20 to 25 households every week so that the exercise can be completed within a month. Recognised political parties will also be involved in the process to ensure transparency and prevent the exclusion of eligible voters.”
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