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BANDIPORA : Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Wednesday convened a meeting of representatives of all political parties in the district to discuss the ongoing Special Summary Revision 2023.
The meeting was attended by the District Panchayat Officer, Assistant Commissioner Development Deputy Elections officer and other senior officers of the district.
During the meeting, the representatives of the political parties were apprised that as per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the special summary revision is being carried out to update the electoral rolls.
The political parties were informed about the process and were briefed about the robustness of the electoral process and demonstrated how transparency has been introduced at every step of the process.
Officers briefed the representatives of political parties regarding updation of the data via Form 6, 6A, 6B, Form 7 and Form 8.
It was informed that form 6 is exclusively for registration of new electors, Form 6A for inclusion of name in electoral roll by an overseas elector, Form 6B for capturing Aadhaar no. by existing electors, Form-7 for objection to proposed inclusion/deletion of name in existing electoral roll with a slight modifications that a provision of attaching death certificate has been incorporated and Form 8 for correction in electoral roll, shifting of residence (within or outside constituency), replacement of EPIC and marking of a person with disability.
Seeking their cooperation in the mission to improve the health of the electoral roll, political parties were informed that citizens can very easily verify and make changes/corrections in their electoral details through online mode.
Appreciating the initiatives of the Election Commission of India, the representatives of political parties said that the process of linking Aadhar with voter card will help in a big way in improving the health of the electoral roll.
Dr Owais sought cooperation of the political parties in spreading awareness about the process so that more people are enrolled.
He asked political parties to engage their booth level agents in every panchayat to facilitate the people to update their electoral rolls to ensure 100 percent enrollment.
