Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer
Varinder Kumar Sharma on Monday announced the publication of draft electoral
rolls of Ludhiana according to which the total number of voters in the district
is 2610121 of which 1395249 men 1214751 women and 121 third genders.
Presiding over a meeting with the officials and representatives of various political parties in his office, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said that special summary revision of electoral rolls of all the 14 assembly constituencies Khanna, Samrala, Sahnewal, Ludhiana East, Ludhiana West, Ludhiana South, Ludhiana North, Ludhiana Central, Atam Nagar, Gill, Payal, Raikot, Dakha and Jagraon in Ludhiana is being done with reference to January 1, 2022 as the qualifying date.
While handing over lists of draft electoral rolls and CD containing soft copy of rolls to the representatives of political parties, Sharma said that to facilitate people, the draft electoral rolls have been made available with all booth level officers (BLOs) where people can check the rolls and ensure that voters’ lists are accurate. He said that claims and objections can be filed till November 30, 2021 and all claims and objection would be disposed of till November 20, 2021.
He said that if name of any eligible voter has not been included in the draft list, then he or she can contact the concerned BLO or visit special camps at all booths on November 6, 7, 20 and 21 and final publication of electoral rolls would take place on January 5, 2022.
The Deputy Commissioner said that to facilitate the youth, the Election Commission of India has launched National Voter Services Portal (NVSP) and Voter Helpline App. He said that the youth have to click the link www.nvsp.in for getting them registered as new voters. Likewise, Sharma said that the youth can also download Voter Helpline App from Google Play store in their android phone for enrolling them as voters.
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Prominent among present on the occasion included Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Rahul Chaba, Election Tehsildar Anju Bala and representatives of various political parties.