Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 A special drive to enroll new voters and include eligible voters left out of the electoral roll commenced across Keralam on Thursday.
Chief Electoral Officer of Keralam, D Sajith Babu, has launched the special drive across all Assembly constituencies in the state to ensure that every eligible voter is included in the electoral roll, according to an official statement.
The initiative involves 14 District Election Officers, 140 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), 140 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), 3,000 Booth Level Officer Supervisors and 30,471 Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who are working towards achieving the objective of ensuring that no eligible voter is left out of the electoral roll, it said.
A proactive awareness campaign will continue across the state to encourage eligible citizens to enrol as voters and ensure that their names are included in the electoral roll.
Individuals with grievances relating to the electoral roll, or who need help submitting Form 6, can contact the toll-free helpline number 1950 or visit the helpdesks set up at Village Offices across the state during office hours.
Various voter application forms including Form 6, 7 and 8 can be availed for various purposes, it said.
While Form 6 is for the application for inclusion of a name in the electoral roll for new voters, Form 7 is related to the application for objections to the proposed inclusion of a name or for the deletion of a name from the existing electoral roll.
Form 8 is for the application for shifting residence, correction of entries in the existing electoral roll, replacement of the Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) or marking a person with a disability (PwD), the statement added.
(PTI News)
