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Gujarat Announces Four-Sunday Voter Registration Drive After SIR
Gujarat will give people four special Sundays to register to vote.
The drive is mainly for young people who have turned 18 and people whose names were missing from the voter list.
They can fill out Form 6 to ask for their names to be added.
Officials will be available at polling stations from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
on those Sundays.
The dates are October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1.
Gujarat’s final voter list has more than 4.40 crore registered voters.
Officials will check that the process works properly.
Schools, banners and local newspapers will help tell people about the opportunity.
Gujarat will hold a special voter-registration drive on October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1.
First-time voters aged 18-19 and eligible citizens omitted from the electoral roll can apply using Form 6.
Designated officials and Booth Level Officers will accept claims and objections at polling stations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The final roll lists 4,40,30,725 voters, 5.60 lakh more than the draft list.
The campaign will include inspections, educational outreach and public-awareness efforts through banners and local newspapers.
- Who
- The Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer’s office, District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Booth Level Officers will conduct the drive for eligible citizens.
- What
- A special voter-registration campaign will accept applications to add eligible citizens to Gujarat’s electoral roll.
- Where
- At polling stations across Gujarat, with awareness activities in educational institutions and other locations.
- When
- The campaign will take place on October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1; officials will be present from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Why
- To register first-time voters and others left out of the roll, as part of the continuous-updation process following the Special Intensive Revision.
Key facts
- State
- Gujarat
- Campaign dates
- October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1
- Application form
- Form 6 for inclusion in the electoral roll
- Final electorate
- 4,40,30,725 registered voters
- Increase from draft roll
- 5.60 lakh voters
- Polling-station hours
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Final-roll publication
- February 17, following the Special Intensive Revision
Quotes
Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer's office
The office of Gujarat’s Chief Electoral Officer, which issued the campaign appeal.
“It is essential for all eligible citizens of the state—especially young people who have turned 18—to take advantage of this special campaign and register their names in the electoral roll, thereby ensuring the list remains up-to-date and inclusive.”
indianexpress.com
“as the current period is a ‘Non-SIR’ period, any eligible individual can get their name included in the electoral roll by filling out Form-6, in accordance with the ‘Registration of Electors Rules, 1960’.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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