If enumeration form not submitted, name will not figure in draft electoral rolls, says official in Karnataka
District officials in Dharwad, Karnataka, have announced that the July 29 deadline for submitting voter enumeration forms will not be extended. Failure to submit these forms will result in the exclusion of voters from the upcoming draft electoral rolls.
Why it matters
This administrative update directly impacts the democratic process and voter eligibility for residents in the Dharwad district.
Clarifying that there would be no extension of the deadline (July 29) for submission of filled enumeration forms, District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Snehal R. has said that, as per the guidelines of Election Commission of India (ECI), the names of those voters who fail to submit the forms would not figure in the draft electoral rolls.
Addressing press persons in Dharwad on July 13, Ms. Snehal said that, as the deadline was a fortnight away, the district administration had intensified the distribution and collection of Enumeration Forms (EFs) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
“The door-to-door verification by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) began on June 30. The deadline for submission of filled forms is July 29. There will be no extension of the deadline as per ECI,” she said.
The draft electoral roll is scheduled to be published on August 5.
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