Those who turn 18 by January 1, 2019 can get their names included in the voters’ list and get Elector’s Photo Identity Cards. | Photo Credit: S_S_KUMAR more-in A special summary revision of photo electoral rolls of all the Assembly constituencies will be undertaken across the Union Territory of Puducherry to enable inclusion of new voters who attained the age of 18 with January 1, 2019 as the qualifying date and others who shifted their residence. According to a press note from V. Candavelou, the process will begin with the draft publication of electoral rolls on Saturday. As per the schedule, the period for filing of claims and objections will be between September 1 and October 31. Disposal of claims and objections will be held on November 30 while the process of updating the database merging of photographs, the control tables and preparation and printing of supplementary list has been scheduled for January 3, 2019. The final publication of electoral rolls is set for January 4, 2019. According to a press note, the applicants will have to produce one of the following documents as proof of their ordinary residence to get registered as electors in the respective Assembly constituency. A bank kisan or post office current pass book or ration card/passport/driving licence/income tax assessment order or latest water/telephone /electricity /gas connection bill for that address, either in the name of the applicant or that of his/her immediate relation like parents or postal department's posts received/delivered in the applicant's name at the given address. The applicants who would like to include their name or apply for deletion or apply for corrections will have to submit applications in prescribed forms. The Election Commission of India has modified the forms to make it people friendly. Elaborate instructions have been attached with the form to guide the applicants to fill it up. Helpdesk at booths The officers at the polling station will assist the public in filling up the form. For every application submitted, an acknowledgement shall be given, which will carry a unique number. The public can refer this number to verify the status of their applications online in the website of the election department -http://nvsp.in As per law, the names of the citizens who were ordinarily resident in the area only will be included in the voters’ list. Hence, names of shifted voters will be deleted. Therefore, whenever a voter shifts his residence, he has to apply to the Electoral Registration Officer of the new area by giving details of his previous address. The draft voters’ list shall be published in all polling station locations and in addition at the office of the Electoral Registration Officers from September 1 to October 31 (from 8.45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.) on all working days. The public/employees can also file online application by visiting the website http://nvsp.in Members of the public can visit the respective polling station for obtaining the forms and submitting their claims and objections.

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