Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, who is also the District Election Officer (DEO) chaired a meeting at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex, here to review preparations for Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/Srinagar Municipal Corporation electoral roll and finalise the action plan for smooth conduct of SSR in the district.
The DEO took a detailed review of the Action Plan for smooth and successful conduct of the Electoral Roll Revision of the Urban Local Body (ULB) to register all eligible electorates in all 08 Assembly segments of the Srinagar District. He also discussed the steps required to update and finalise the Municipal Electoral Rolls in the district.
Speaking on the occasion, the DEO emphasized the EROs, AEROs and other officials of District Election Authority to put in coordinated efforts to ensure the exercise for Electoral Roll Revision regarding ULB is conducted in all the eight Assembly Constituencies of the district as per laid guidelines of Election Authority.
The DEO directed the officers to conduct revision strictly in accordance with the ECI guidelines as per schedule and complete the process within the given timeline. He exhorted the concerned officers to take extra care while making the addition of new voters, left out voters, deletion of absent/shifted/deceased electors and modification in the particulars of already registered voters to improve the health of Electoral Rolls and making it error free.
The DEO also asked the EROs and AEROs, Nodal Officer SVEEP and other concerned to remain proactive during conduct of Special Summary Revision to build awareness and activate all their resources for successful conduct of all SVEEP programmes/activities regarding ongoing Revision of Municipal Electoral Rolls across all Assembly segments of the Srinagar district.
He also asked them to create momentum regarding the exercise from the day first and supervise the process with focused attention to ensure 100% registration of all eligible and ensure no elector is left unregistered keeping in view the limited time period to conduct the exercise.
On the occasion, the DEO was given a detailed overview about the exercise and it was given out in the meeting that the Electoral Roll Revision with July 01, 2023 as the qualifying date is commencing from August 01 with the publication of Draft Electoral Rolls.
Giving activity wise details, the DEO was informed that the period of filing claims and objections for Additions, Deletions, Corrections and Transpositions is from 01-08-2023 to 11-08-2023. It was also informed that 2 Special Camps for Electoral Registration will be organised at all the Polling Stations of the District on August 6, 2023 (Sunday) and August 10, 2023 (Thursday).
Similarly, the DEO was informed that the disposal of claims and objections shall be made by August 16, 2023 (Wednesday) and date for updation of Electoral Rolls is fixed on August 21, 2023 (Monday).While final publication of Electoral Roll is scheduled for August 25, 2023.

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