Delhi Elections: Capital To Get 123 New Polling Stations For Ease Of Voting, 53 Broken Cubicles Eliminated – News18
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The CEO additionally mentioned at the least 2.25 lakh types have been acquired so as to add new names, replace or change tackle. Thursday was the final date for submitting claims and objections
This course of aimed to decongest polling areas with a excessive variety of stations, as per the rules of the Election Fee of India (ECI). (AP)
As many as 123 new polling stations might be added in Delhi as town gears up for the upcoming meeting polls, an official assertion introduced on Thursday, including that 53 exiting stations had been eliminated.
As per the assertion from the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi, Alice Vaz, rationalisation of polling stations was carried in Delhi. This course of aimed to decongest polling areas with a excessive variety of stations, as per the rules of the Election Fee of India (ECI).
“A complete of 53 polling station areas had been eliminated attributable to broken or demolished buildings, whereas 123 new polling station areas had been added. This resulted in a web enhance of 70 polling station areas, making certain higher accessibility and comfort for voters throughout Delhi,” she mentioned.
The CEO additionally mentioned at the least 2.25 lakh types have been acquired so as to add new names, replace or change tackle. Thursday was the final date for submitting claims and objections. The method began on October 29.
“Nevertheless, the method of receiving types will proceed past this date as a part of the continual updation course of to make sure most participation and accuracy within the electoral roll,” the CEO mentioned.
‘Manipulation within the electoral roll’
Amid the ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP)’s allegations of manipulation within the electoral roll, the Delhi CEO mentioned house-to-house verification is underway throughout town since August.
On Wednesday, Delhi chief minister Atishi accused that the Union authorities is planning a significant conspiracy in opposition to the folks of Delhi.
“To unfairly win the upcoming Delhi meeting elections, the federal government is undermining democracy. The Centre has began deleting Delhiites’ votes on a big scale by the official equipment… It is a staged conspiracy,” she mentioned.
She added that on October 28, 29 SDMs and ADMs had been transferred, and afterward, “officers had been ordered to delete votes on a big scale”.
Within the assertion, the CEO, with out addressing any allegations, mentioned to attain the target of unpolluted and wholesome electoral roll, ECI conducts particular abstract revision yearly which consists of two distinct actions — pre-revision actions and revision actions.
“A wholesome and pure electoral roll is essential in making certain that solely eligible voters train their rights on the ballot day and there’s no bogus voting,” the CEO mentioned.
Vaz highlighted that as a part of the pre-revision actions, house-to-house (H2H) verification was carried out by Sales space Stage Officers (BLOs) ranging from August 20.
“BLOs visited each family in Delhi to establish unenrolled voters, potential electors who will flip 18 years by October 1, and entries requiring deletion, akin to these for deceased or completely shifted voters. Instances of a number of entries and household splits had been additionally recognized,” she added.
Throughout this intensive verification drive, BLOs collected roughly 1.62 lakh Types (6, 7, and eight) to handle additions, deletions, and corrections within the electoral roll.
The H2H work was recurrently monitored at every degree — BLO Supervisors, Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO)/ Electoral Registration Officer(ERO), District Election Officer(DEO) and CEO degree.
Possibility Open to Add Voters
Any un-enrolled eligible citizen, who has nonetheless not enrolled himself/herself within the electoral roll, can apply for enrollment by submitting Kind-6 together with supporting paperwork. After submitting of Kind-6, BLO will conduct subject verification.
“On the idea of BLO’s subject verification report and the supporting paperwork, the shape is disposed of by the Electoral Registration Officer involved as per process laid down by the ECI,” the assertion added.
Additionally they knowledgeable that an elector can not have a reputation within the electoral roll in a couple of constituency or in any constituency greater than as soon as. It’s a punishable offence u/s 17 & 18 of the Illustration of Folks Act, 1950.
“In case any elector has a number of entries at completely different areas or holding a number of Voter I Playing cards, he/she shall apply in Kind-7 for deletion of such A number of Entries,” they added.
