Summary:
The election commission of India has taken this matter very seriously,” an official said.According to officials, online applications have run into a language problem. “We don’t want a single person who has crossed the age of 18 (as on January 1, 2019) to be left out. “These students might not want to register their names in Bengaluru, but prefer their hometowns,” he added.Meena said people can register themselves as voters till seven days before the last day of filing of nominations. “We have relaxed a lot of norms which were troubling aspiring voters. State election commission officials (SEC) say first-time voters should have been 2% of the total electorate, as see in other big cities across India.Special commissioner (elections) in BBMP limits, Manoj Kumar Meena, conceded that very few youths registered as voters in the recent summary revision of rolls in Bengaluru..