As teams in Bihar, Disbursement As part of an unprecedented practice to modify the electoral rolls before the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission is in pain to accept concerns that this step may end except for the most marginalized in the state.
Since 25 June, the Election Commission booth level officers (BLOS) are going to door-to-door, who are looking for voters as part of the “special intensive modification” of a month of Bihar’s election role. So far, forms have been distributed in the houses of one crore voters in 38 districts of Bihar, the Chief Electoral Officer said.
According to the EC instructions, each eligible voter will have to present a personal calculation form. Born after 1987 and added to Rolls after January 1, 2003 – year of final intensive amendment – besides pension documents, birth certificates, passports, educational certificates, etc., have to provide evidence of their citizenship along with documents.
This is the need that has determined concerns, with opposition parties that the move is an attempt to disintegrate people from poor and minority communities.
However, the EC clarified that Bihar currently about 60% 7.89 crore – around 4.96 crore voters – already listed in 2003 electoral roles and no additional documents need to be submitted. The EC clarified, “They only need to verify their details and submit the filled enumeration form.” The election body said that children of these 4.96 crore voters do not need to present any documents related to their parents.
For new applicants, EC asked for his birth documents for those born before 1 July 1987; For those born between July 1, 1987 and December 2, 2004, themselves and a parent; For those born after December 2, 2004, themselves and both parents.
In a statement released on Monday, P. Pawan, Deputy Director of the Election Commission of India, said, “Ease of the 2003 election rolls of Bihar makes the special intensive amendment in Bihar extremely convenient, as now about 60 percent of the total voters will not have to submit any documents. Easily reach these details.”
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According to the EC, voters will have to submit their filled forms by July 25, after which a fresh voter list will be compiled on 1 August. Objections and claims will be entertained by 1 September, and the final revised election list will be prepared by 30 September. Bihar goes to the election in October this year.
“The form is being given a door-to-door by the polling station officials who have taken special training for the work. Voters have been distributed as calculations to voters in various districts in Bihar.
Election officials said that all major political parties have “actively participated” in the amendment drive and have appointed more than 1.5 lakh booth-level agents (BLAS) to verify the work done by EC.
“All political parties have appointed Blass to ensure the accuracy of the voter list … a total of 2,25,590 people, including 81,753 administrative staff and 1,43,837 volunteers, have been deployed in the ongoing campaign across the state.
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According to data shared by the EC with the Indian Express, the NDA has fielded 82,616 blas at polling stations and India block has deployed 56,038 agents.
However, the EC announced with concerns among voters in some poor districts of the state, including Kindinganj, Purnia, Araria and Katihar.
Adil Hasan Azad, a political activist at Katihar, said, “The limit is traditionally administered and poorly administered. Here, most of the voters born after 1987 have only Aadhaar cards, which were not even in the form of evidence of someone’s birth. The records of their births.”
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