Tag: electoral roll

  • SC notice to Centre on plea against supply of electoral roll to candidates

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre and others on a plea challenging certain provisions of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960 by which the Election Commission is bound to supply two copies of the electoral roll to every contesting candidate.

    The PIL filed by two advocates has sought an alternative to save the enormous expenditure as well as the usage of large quantities of paper.

    It alleged that the country had to bear a cost of about Rs 47.84 crore for printing electoral rolls and supplying them free of cost to the candidates of the recognised parties contesting.

    A bench of Chief Justice U U Lalit and Bela M Trivedi issued notices to the Centre and the Chief Election Commissioner on a plea challenging Rules 11(c) and 22(c) of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960.

    It is submitted that in terms of these Rules, the Election Commission is bound to supply two copies of the electoral roll to every contesting candidate who is assigned a symbol in terms of the Rules.

    It is further submitted that on this count alone, an expenditure of Rs. 47,84,38,000 was incurred by the Election Commission in the last elections.

    “Challenge is therefore raised as to the validity of these Rules and it is submitted inter alia that an alternative be devised so as to save the enormous expenditure as well as the usage of large quantities of paper. Issue notice returnable on November 28, 2022,” the bench said.

    The top court was hearing a plea filed by advocates Hargyan Singh Gahlot and Sanjana Gahlot challenging Rules 11(c) and 22(c) of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960.

    They claimed that about 31 trees are chopped every day for printing voter lists.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre and others on a plea challenging certain provisions of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960 by which the Election Commission is bound to supply two copies of the electoral roll to every contesting candidate.

    The PIL filed by two advocates has sought an alternative to save the enormous expenditure as well as the usage of large quantities of paper.

    It alleged that the country had to bear a cost of about Rs 47.84 crore for printing electoral rolls and supplying them free of cost to the candidates of the recognised parties contesting.

    A bench of Chief Justice U U Lalit and Bela M Trivedi issued notices to the Centre and the Chief Election Commissioner on a plea challenging Rules 11(c) and 22(c) of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960.

    It is submitted that in terms of these Rules, the Election Commission is bound to supply two copies of the electoral roll to every contesting candidate who is assigned a symbol in terms of the Rules.

    It is further submitted that on this count alone, an expenditure of Rs. 47,84,38,000 was incurred by the Election Commission in the last elections.

    “Challenge is therefore raised as to the validity of these Rules and it is submitted inter alia that an alternative be devised so as to save the enormous expenditure as well as the usage of large quantities of paper. Issue notice returnable on November 28, 2022,” the bench said.

    The top court was hearing a plea filed by advocates Hargyan Singh Gahlot and Sanjana Gahlot challenging Rules 11(c) and 22(c) of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960.

    They claimed that about 31 trees are chopped every day for printing voter lists.

  • Municipality General and Deputy Election – 2021: Initial publication of electoral roll on March 1

    Chhattisgarh State Election Commission has released the electoral roll revision program for Municipality General and Deputy Election – 2021. Under this, the initial publication of electoral rolls will be done on 01 March 2021. Claims and objections can be submitted by the Collector and District Election Officer from March 1 to March 9 at the designated time to the designated staff at the identified sites.

    The initial publication of the electoral roll will be done in the Electoral Registration Officer Office, Assistant Electoral Registration Officer Office and the concerned urban body office. Claims in the electoral roll can be made by such persons, whose name is in the popular electoral roll of the assembly election, but have been omitted from the initial publication of the electoral roll of the municipality or whose name has been published in the wrong ward or whose details are electoral If there is a defect in the roll, a claim can be made to amend it. Similarly, in the initial publication, if there is an objection to the name of a voter / own election roll, then a claim can be filed for its deletion.

  • Election Commission releases final electoral roll ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections 2021

    By Express News Service
    KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday released the final electoral roll for 2021 Assembly elections in West Bengal with the inclusion of 20.5 lakh new electorates comprising 2.68 first-time voters aged between 18 and 19.

    According to the November draft roll, the total number of voters in the state was 7,18,49,307 but after the final voter-list was released –  the number stood at 8,32,94,960.

     Among the total electorates, 3,63,7,307 are male, 3,59,26,064 are female and 1,590 are third gender voters. The total number of voters in Bengal increased by 2 per cent comparing to the previous final electoral roll.    

    However, the ECI said that so far, if anyone wants to add their name to the voter list or correct the name and anything can be done offline and online.  “This name attachment can be done till the day before the notification in the respective area,” said an EC official.  As usual, the final voter list was released on January 15, but the full bench of the ECI is likely to visit Bengal at the end of this month.

    According to the Election Commission, people will not have to suffer in the scorching heat of summer this time as the upcoming Assembly elections in the state will be held much earlier.

    The ECI may announce the election schedule in mid-February, keeping in mind the Covid-19 pandemic situation.

    Sources said that right now it is not possible to say the number of phases but there is no doubt that the number will increase in this Bengal election.