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Jharkhand SIR Claims Deadline Set for September 30
Jharkhand is checking its voter list through a process called the SIR.
People who think their names were wrongly removed can file claims or objections.
The final day to do this is September 30.
Officials say the deadline will not be extended again.
People can also submit Forms 6, 7 and 8 until that date.
The Election Commission has already extended the deadline twice.
Officials have asked for more time to send notices and verify information.
The updated voter list is expected to be published on October 19.
Jharkhand CEO K Ravi Kumar said September 30 is the final deadline for claims and objections under the SIR.
The Election Commission has already extended the claims deadline twice, and no further extension is planned.
Applications through Forms 6, 7 and 8 will also be accepted until September 30.
Jharkhand’s chief electoral officer’s office has requested more time for issuing notices and conducting verification.
The revised electoral roll is scheduled for publication on October 19, after being deferred from October 7.
- Who
- Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar and the Election Commission are overseeing the process.
- What
- The deadline for claims and objections against voter-name deletions under the SIR will not be extended beyond September 30.
- Where
- Jharkhand.
- When
- Claims and objections, including Forms 6, 7 and 8, must be submitted by September 30; the revised roll is scheduled for October 19.
- Why
- The process is reviewing electoral rolls, while officials are focusing on digitising physical forms and have sought more time for notices and verification.
Key facts
- Claims deadline
- September 30
- Forms covered
- Form 6, Form 7 and Form 8
- Revised roll publication
- October 19
- Earlier publication date
- October 7
- Previous claims period
- August 5 to September 4
- Extensions granted
- The claims and objections deadline was extended twice
- Requested extension
- More time for issuing notices and conducting verification
Quotes
K Ravi Kumar
Jharkhand chief electoral officer
“Considering voters' convenience, the Election Commission already extended the deadline for filing claims and objections under the SIR twice. Now, there is no consideration to extend the deadline further. The focus will now be on the physical forms received and their digitisation.”
m.rediff.com
“We have sent a proposal to the commission for an extension in the period of notices and verifications.”
m.rediff.com
Sources
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