District Election Officer Kathua ,Ramesh Kumar has called for carrying out an intensive awareness campaign in the district to educate voters regarding Special Summary Revision 2017 of electoral rolls.This was stated by DEO Kathua while addressing the media persons here today. The District Election Officer informed the media persons that district is having a total of 646 polling stations out of which 156 falls in Kathua, 152 in Billawar, 142 in Hiranagar, 122 in Basohli and 73 in Bani Assembly segments.He said during the period of summary revision Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct door to door field verification of entries identified apart from collecting electors’ information on contact details, family members, including non-enrolled and persons going to become eligible on 1st January 2017 details of which will be entered in the NERP portal for further processing.
DEO further informed that the process of special summary revision is already on and publication of electoral rolls has begun on September 30th 2016. Claims and objections can be upto October 31st 2016. He said the process of reading of relevant part/section of photo electoral rolls in Gram Sabha/Local Bodies and RWA meeting etc and verification of names has already been completed. Updation of database, merging of photographs, updation of control tables and preparation and printing of supplementary list and electoral rolls will go for final publication on January 10th 2017.He also said that Special Campaign dates with booth level agents of political parties for receiving claims and objections will be held on October 15 and 22, 2016where BLO’s of respective polling stations will remain present at Polling Booth along with electoral rolls. Disposal of claims and objections will be held on November 15, 2016.He also appealed media persons to spread maximum awareness regarding this