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EC gives deleted voters fresh chance to join rolls
Election Commission offers new chance for voters excluded from rolls after special revision.
In brief
Election Commission offers new chance for voters excluded from rolls after special revision. Election Commission allows voters excluded during special revision to submit fresh forms for inclusion in final electoral rolls. Originally reported by Scroll.
Voter registration update
Citizens whose names were excluded from draft electoral rolls during the special intensive revision in seven states and Union Territories can submit a fresh enumeration form to have their names included in the final list.
Who can apply
The provision applies to those whose enumeration forms were not received, resulting in them being marked absent, shifted, dead or duplicate in the draft rolls.
Seven states covered
The seven states are: Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana and Nagaland.
New address requirement
Booth level officers will issue fresh enumeration forms to these voters. Those who have shifted to a new address within the state must submit the form along with proof of residence.
No form 8 needed
They will not need to file Form 8, which is used to update addresses, the poll body said.
Reason for delay
Electors who have not shifted homes but were unable to submit their forms earlier must submit the form along with a statement explaining the reason for the delay.
The one thing
Election Commission allows voters excluded during special revision to submit fresh forms for inclusion in final electoral rolls.
