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Chhattisgarh Launches Month-Long Drive to Enrol Eligible Voters
Chhattisgarh is holding a month-long drive to add eligible people to the voter list.
Chief Electoral Officer Yashwant Kumar announced it on Friday.
Some people were missed during an earlier voter-list review that finished in February.
They may have been away from home or moved to another place.
The new drive will also help first-time voters register.
People who are 17 and will turn 18 within the next year can also be enrolled.
Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Yashwant Kumar announced a month-long voter-enrolment drive on Friday.
The drive is for eligible people missed during the Special Intensive Revision, completed in February.
People who were away from home or had moved elsewhere may be enrolled.
The drive will also enrol first-time voters.
People aged 17 who will turn 18 within the next year are eligible to be covered.
- Who
- Eligible people missed during the Special Intensive Revision, first-time voters, and people aged 17 who will turn 18 within the next year.
- What
- A month-long drive to enrol eligible voters.
- Where
- Chhattisgarh.
- When
- Announced on Friday; the Special Intensive Revision was completed in February this year.
- Why
- To enrol eligible people who were missed during the Special Intensive Revision, including people who were away from home or had shifted elsewhere.
Key facts
- State
- Chhattisgarh
- Announced by
- Chief Electoral Officer Yashwant Kumar
- Drive duration
- One month
- Earlier exercise
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- SIR completion
- February this year
- Additional eligible group
- People aged 17 who will turn 18 within the next year
Sources
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