83.66 per cent of 7.89 crore Bihar electors to be included in draft electoral roll: Election Commission

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83.66 per cent of 7.89 crore Bihar electors to be included in draft electoral roll: Election Commission



Such electors can easily fill up EFs online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or the online system.They can also send their forms to the concerned BLOs through their family members or any online means, including WhatsApp or similar applications.In the fourth phase of intensive revision in Bihar, the draft electoral roll will be published on August 1.The list will include all electors whose forms have been received by the deadline.Names for which no enumeration form has been submitted before July 25 will not appear in the draft roll.Electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration officers will scrutinise the forms against the eligibility criteria laid down in Article 326 of the Constitution, which requires electors to be Indian citizens, aged 18 or above, and ordinarily resident in the constituency.Copies of the draft roll will be provided to recognised political parties free of cost and uploaded on the EC website.Electors who miss the initial deadline can still apply during the claims and objections period using Form 6 along with a declaration form.Booth-level agents (BLAs) can continue to submit up to 10 forms per day even after the draft roll is published.In the fifth phase, from August 1 to September 1, any member of the public can file claims and objections.During this time, the electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration officers will scrutinise applications and objections.The public can file claims for inclusion or raise objections to existing entries in the draft roll.No deletion will be made without due inquiry and providing the person concerned a fair hearing.The final electoral roll will be published on September 30.



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