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In order to ensure voter list revision and transparent election process in Jharkhand, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Ravi Kumar suddenly reached remote areas of Latehar district to know the ground reality. Under the special ‘Home to Roll’ verification campaign being run by the State Election Commission, the Chief Electoral Officer conducted door-to-door inspection in various polling stations and rural areas of Latehar. During the inspection, many such shocking cases came to light where the names of eligible and eligible citizens were not yet registered in the voter list. Seeing the huge shortcomings and slowness in the voter list, the Chief Electoral Officer conducted a vigorous class of the BLOs and concerned administrative officers present on the spot and issued strict instructions to add the names of all the citizens who were left eligible in the voter list without any delay.
#1. Chief Electoral Officer in Latehar K. Ravi Kumar’s sudden knock: What is the ‘Home-to-Roll’ campaign?
Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand K. Ravi Kumar himself is taking command at the field level to prepare a fair and 100 percent pure voter list in the state. In this series, he came to review the ongoing ‘Home-to-Role’ campaign in remote and backward areas of Latehar district. The main objective of this campaign is to ensure that no eligible citizen (who is above 18 years of age) is left out of the voter list and names of those who are dead or transferred voters are removed from the list. CEO K. Ravi Kumar himself went door-to-door of local residents and checked voter cards and details of family members, which created a stir among the district administration and election officials.
#1. Names of many eligible voters missing from voter list: CEO expressed strong displeasure and reprimanded the officials
During the inspection when CEO K. When Ravi Kumar talked directly to many families, it came to light that many young and eligible housewives who had completed 18 years were not yet registered in the voter list. In some cases, names of several members of the same family were at different booths or were missing altogether. The Chief Electoral Officer expressed deep displeasure over the negligence in the work done by the BLO. On the spot, he directed the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) and Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of Latehar to personally monitor the entire process and ensure departmental action against those BLOs who have been negligent in their work.
#1. Instructions to fill Form 6, 7 and 8: Preparation to set up camp for new and missed voters
The CEO, who reached Latehar tour, asked the officials present in every village to immediately come into action mode. He directed that the names of eligible citizens whose names are not in the list should be added immediately by filling ‘Form 6’. Along with this, the process of ‘Form 8’ for any kind of discrepancy or amendment in the voter identity card and ‘Form 7’ for removing the names of fake or dead voters should be completed in a transparent manner. He directed the local administrative staff to organize special camps in every village and hamlet of Latehar district so that not a single eligible person is deprived of the right to vote in this great festival of democracy.
#1. Hundred percent pure voter list is the foundation of fair elections: K. Ravi Kumar’s clear message
Chief Electoral Officer K. Addressing the media and officials, Ravi Kumar made it clear that the foundation of a transparent and fair election rests entirely on a pure and updated voter list. It is the priority of the Election Commission to reach out to every person in a tribal and remote district like Latehar. He also appealed to the general public to be aware of their rights and when the BLO comes to the house, they must get the names of all their family members above 18 years of age checked in the list. After this surprise inspection of the CEO in Latehar, there is a stir among the administrative staff of the entire district and the pace of voter list revision work has been accelerated.