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Election Commission Launches Jharkhand Voter Verification Drive
The Election Commission is checking voter lists in Jharkhand.
Officials will visit homes to make sure eligible people are listed.
They will also check that family members living together are assigned to the same polling station.
Families may receive a sticker reminding them to check the list.
People missing from the draft list can apply to be added using Form-6.
People assigned to the wrong polling station can request a transfer using Form-8.
The draft list has fewer voters than before because more than 43.61 lakh names were deleted.
People can raise claims or objections until September 15, and the final list is expected on October 19.
The Election Commission launched a door-to-door voter and family-member verification campaign in Jharkhand on August 25.
The campaign aims to ensure eligible citizens are included and family members are registered at the same polling station.
Booth-level officers will assist voters with Form-6 applications and Form-8 transfers where necessary.
The draft electoral rolls contain 2.21 crore voters, down from 2.64 crore before the Special Intensive Revision.
Claims and objections are now accepted until September 15, with final revised rolls due October 19.
- Who
- The Election Commission, Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar, and booth-level officers are conducting the verification.
- What
- A ‘home to roll verification’ campaign is checking voter registrations, family-member listings, and polling-station assignments.
- Where
- Jharkhand, including households across the state.
- When
- The drive began on August 25 and is scheduled to continue until September 4; claims and objections are open until September 15, with final publication due October 19.
- Why
- To ensure that eligible Indian citizens are not excluded and that family members are registered at the same relevant polling station.
Key facts
- Campaign
- ‘Home to roll verification’ under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Draft roll publication
- August 5
- Voters before revision
- 2.64 crore electors
- Voters in draft roll
- 2.21 crore, including 1.12 crore men, 1.08 crore women, and 260 third-gender electors
- Names deleted
- More than 43.61 lakh
- Claims and objections deadline
- September 15
- Final revised roll
- Scheduled for publication on October 19
Quotes
K Ravi Kumar
Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer
“Following the publication of the draft electoral roll on August 5 under the SIR, it is now being ensured through house-to-house verification that the name of every eligible citizen is included in the draft electoral roll, or that those whose names are not included have submitted Form-6 and the digitisation has been completed.”
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“Through this sticker, families will be urged to ensure that the names of all adult and eligible family members are registered in the electoral roll of the same polling station.”
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