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East Godavari Finds 181,011 Voters Unavailable During Roll Revision
Officials in East Godavari checked voter addresses while updating the voter list.
They could not find 181,011 people at the addresses recorded for them.
People may have died, moved, migrated, or could not be traced.
Officials say the names will be checked again.
If someone is eligible to vote but their name was removed, they can apply to add it back using Form-6.
The goal is to make sure eligible voters are included and ineligible names are removed.
The final updated list is expected on October 16.
During the Special Intensive Revision, officials marked 181,011 East Godavari voters unavailable at their assigned addresses.
Booth-level officers conducted door-to-door enumeration from June 15 to July 24.
Reasons listed include death, permanent relocation, migration, being untraced, and other factors.
Collector Kirthi Chekuri said names will be re-verified and eligible voters can seek re-registration using Form-6 if deleted.
The final voter list is scheduled for publication on October 16.
- Who
- East Godavari district officials and voters listed as unavailable during the revision.
- What
- A voter-list revision identified 181,011 voters as unavailable at their assigned addresses; officials plan re-verification.
- Where
- East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- When
- Door-to-door enumeration ran from June 15 to July 24; the final list is scheduled for October 16.
- Why
- To update the electoral roll, remove ineligible entries, and ensure eligible voters are registered.
Electoral-roll cleanup
Protecting eligible voters’ registration
Removing questionable entries
Electoral-roll cleanup
The revision aims to remove ineligible names and verify entries recorded as absent, shifted, deceased, or duplicate.
Protecting eligible voters’ registration
The collector said deleted names will be re-verified and any eligible person identified should be restored to the roll.
What voters should do
Electoral-roll cleanup
Officials are checking addresses and identifying people who were not found during enumeration.
Protecting eligible voters’ registration
Eligible voters whose names were deleted can re-register by submitting Form-6.
Key facts
- Unavailable voters
- 181,011 in East Godavari district
- Enumeration period
- June 15 to July 24
- Revision process
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with door-to-door checks by booth-level officers
- Re-registration
- Eligible people whose names were deleted may apply using Form-6
- Final voter list
- Scheduled for publication on October 16
- Examples of reasons
- Death, permanent relocation, migration, untraced, or other factors
Quotes
Kirthi Chekuri
East Godavari district collector
“the aim of the SIR is that every eligible voter should get the vote right, and their names should be present in the voter list.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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