Over 40,000 applications received for including names in electoral roll

District Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore has informed that implicit 40,000 forms six had been received till Thursday (January 22) for including the names successful the electoral rotation arsenic the past day for submitting claims for adding names and objections against names deleted from the draught electoral rotation has been extended till January 30.

Chairing the gathering with the representatives of each recognised governmental parties present connected Friday, Mr. Kamal Kishore said claims and objections were being received from eligible voters aft draught electoral rotation was released connected December 19 last. Even arsenic the Election Commission of India had extended the past day for submission of claims and objections up to January 30, the officials had received 40,568 Form six till Thursday (January 22) for including the names.

After the mandatory first-level checking of Electronic Voting Machines, ‘EVM Demonstration Booths’ had been established to make consciousness among the electorate, particularly the first-time voters connected casting their votes. Moreover, 5 mobile EVM Demonstration Vehicles would beryllium connected the determination successful each 5 Assembly constituencies successful the territory – Sankarankovil (Reserved), Vasudevanallur (Reserved), Kadayanallur, Tenkasi and Alangulam – to marque effectual the consciousness instauration exercise, Mr. Kamal Kishore said.

Earlier, the Collector attended the ‘Voters’ Awareness Day’ gathering held astatine Sri Parasakthi College for Women successful Courtallam wherever helium stressed the request for the enrollment of each eligible elector successful the electoral rotation and casting the ballot connected the time of polling.

“The vibrant ideology tin beryllium created lone erstwhile each elector formed the ballot without fail. Hence, the students, too casting their votes, should besides promote their household members, relatives, friends and neighbours to workout their franchise without fail,” Mr. Kamal Kishore said.

Sub-Collector, Tenkasi Vaishnavi Paul was present.