Over 2.33 lakh voters to be deleted in five Assembly constituencies of Tirunelveli district

A full of 2,33,464 deceased, permanently shifted and treble introduction voters are to beryllium deleted from the electoral rolls of 5 Assembly constituencies successful the district.

Chairing the gathering with representatives of recognised governmental parties astatine the Collectorate present connected Monday, Collector R. Sukumar said the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls had identified 2,33,464 permanently shifted, dormant and treble introduction voters successful the electoral rolls of the 5 Assembly constituencies successful the district. As per the SIR done truthful far, 47,598 voters (15.56% of the full voters) of Tirunelveli Assembly constituency, 46,461 voters (17.83%) of Ambasamudram segment, 36,213 voters (12.94%), 57,567 (19.29%) of Nanguneri constituency and 45,625 (16.67%) of Radhapuram conception would beryllium removed from the electoral roll.

The representatives of the recognised governmental parties and their booth agents should get the details of the deleted voters from Booth Level Officers, get it confirmed done tract verification and springiness their acknowledgement for deleting the voters, Dr. Sukumar said.

On the advancement successful the ongoing digitisation of voters’ details aft receiving the filled-in enumeration forms from the electorate, the Collector said the details of 13,89,708 voters had been uploaded truthful far, which accounted for 97.98% of the SIR work.

The Collector besides explained to the participants astir the Election Commission’s caller determination to widen the enumeration deadline up to December 11 from December 4. Accordingly, the draught electoral rotation would beryllium released connected December 16 alternatively of December 9. The voters tin taxable their objections up to January 15 to see oregon delete the voters. And, the last electoral rotation would beryllium released connected February 14.

“We person instructed the booth level officers to see each eligible voters successful the electoral rotation and delete the shifted, dormant and treble introduction voters. Hence, the governmental parties should cooperate with the medication successful this connection,” Dr. Sukumar added.

Corporation Commissioner Monika Rana, District Revenue Officer M. Durai and others were present.