Special camp for summary revision of electoral rolls held
The Hindu
Special camps for electoral roll revision in Puducherry completed, with focus on voter assistance and roll purification.
First of the two special camps to facilitate the summary revision of electoral rolls for the 30 Assembly constituencies of the Union Territory was completed on Sunday.
As directed by the Election Commission of India, the Election Department had earmarked special camps on weekends -- November 9, 10, 23, 24 -- for the benefit of the public.
Collector and District Election Officer A. Kulothungan supervised the process and inspected the arrangements in government schools, which have set up booths to assist voters. He also listened to the grievances of electors.
The district comprises 25 of the 30 Assembly constituencies in the Union Territory, which includes the exclaves of Mahe and Yanam.
A similar exercise was launched in the five constituencies of Karaikal.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer M. Adharsh in a press note said, Chief Electoral Officer P. Jawahar emphasised the core aim of roll purification that is envisaged by the summary revision exercise to Booth Level Officers.
Mr. Jawahar gave instructions to officials while carrying out an inspection at the polling stations in Embalam and Bahour.
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