Residents throng special camps to include their names in poll roll

A fig of residents thronged peculiar camps organised crossed the metropolis connected Sunday to get their names included successful the electoral rolls.

Chennai District Election Office announced peculiar camps astatine 4,079 polling booths successful the 16 Assembly constituencies of the city, inviting residents to person their names included successful the electoral rotation aft galore of them complained that their names were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Ward 104 councillor T.V. Shemmozhi said galore residents successful his country person been removed from the electoral rotation due to the fact that of demolition of their flats for redevelopment. “The names of 52 families successful 1 flat analyzable person been removed arsenic the gathering has been demolished for redevelopment. The residents are archetypal owners of the property, and they volition reside successful the redeveloped homes successful a fewer months. Officials should supply much clarity and assistance specified residents,” helium said.

Valasaravakkam portion president Nolambur V. Rajan said galore residents person complained that their names person been removed from the electoral rotation and person started submitting exertion forms for inclusion of names successful the electoral roll.

At a campy organised connected Sunday successful Lady Sivaswami School successful Mylapore, aggravated residents protested against predetermination officials claiming that the names were deleted due to the fact that the predetermination officials did not upload the forms decently adjacent aft residents submitted the forms connected time.