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Mizoram CEO Meets Church Members Rejecting Voter Enrollment
Mizoram officials are checking the state’s list of voters.
Garima Gupta met members of a church community who did not want to be on the list.
They said voting registration did not fit with their religious beliefs.
In total, 309 people refused to enroll for this reason.
Officials are also checking whether people have died, moved away, or are listed in more than one place.
The voter-list review is called the Special Intensive Revision.
The final list is expected to be published on September 7.
Officials and political and civil society representatives also met to discuss the review.
Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta met Delete Church members in Champhai town.
Community members said electoral enrollment conflicted with their religious beliefs.
A total of 309 people declined enrollment during the Special Intensive Revision.
The revision aims to remove ineligible names and enroll all eligible citizens.
The final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on September 7.
- Who
- Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta met members of the Delete Church community; 309 people declined voter enrollment on religious grounds.
- What
- Gupta sought first-hand information about why some people refused to be included in the electoral roll.
- Where
- The meeting was held in Champhai town, including the Zotlang area, in Mizoram.
- When
- The meeting took place on Friday, September 4; the final electoral roll is scheduled for September 7.
- Why
- Community members said enrollment in the electoral roll was incompatible with their religious beliefs.
Religious objection to enrollment
Electoral administration
Whether to join the electoral roll
Religious objection to enrollment
Members of the Delete Church community said enrollment was incompatible with their religious beliefs and declined to be included.
Electoral administration
Election officials are reviewing the roll to remove ineligible names and ensure eligible Indian citizens are enrolled.
Purpose of the revision
Religious objection to enrollment
The 309 people who declined enrollment opted out on religious grounds, according to officials.
Electoral administration
The Election Commission of India says the Special Intensive Revision is intended to clean up the electoral roll, including identifying deceased, relocated, untraceable, or duplicate entries.
Key facts
- People declining enrollment
- 309 voters whose names appeared in previous rolls refused enrollment on religious grounds.
- Electoral-roll review
- The Election Commission of India is conducting a Special Intensive Revision to remove ineligible names and enroll eligible citizens.
- Draft electorate
- The July 4 draft roll listed 8,28,906 electors, including 4,29,881 female voters.
- Uncollected forms
- Officials said 46,163 enumeration forms, or 5.28 percent, remained uncollected.
- Reported deaths
- Officials identified 21,295 electors, or 2.43 percent, as deceased.
- Reported relocations
- Officials said 13,978 electors, or 1.60 percent, had permanently shifted, probably to other states or countries.
- Final-roll date
- The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on September 7.
Sources
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