Punjab Chief Electoral Officer, Sibin C has handed over the CDs of draft electoral roll (without photographs) to all the representatives of the recognized political parties of Punjab. During the meeting at CEO Office, Sibin C said that, the total number of voters in Punjab till the publication of the draft voter lists on 29 October 2024 are 2,12,81,800.
Out of which, male voters are 1,11,84,385, female voters are 1,00,96,664, third gender 751, NRI 1610, disabled voters 1,55,578 and service voters are 1,01,793. He further informed that at present the total number of polling stations in Punjab are 24,446, out of which the number of urban polling stations is 8062 and the number of rural polling stations is 16,384.
All the polling stations are facilitated with coverage of assured minimum amenities such as ramps, drinking water, lighting, chairs and toilets have been arranged for voters. CEO stated that the date for filing claims and objections regarding the draft electoral roll is 28 November 2024.
Meanwhile, sweep activities will also be conducted to increase voter awareness from October 29 to November 28, 2024. The Chief Electoral Officer said that special camps will be held on November 9, 2024 (Saturday), November 10 (Sunday), November 23 (Saturday) and November 24, 2024 (Sunday).
The last date for settling the claims and objections filed regarding the draft electoral roll is December 24, 2024. After this, the final voter list would be published on January 6, 2025 (Monday). During the meeting, the Chief Electoral Officer appealed to the representatives of the political parties to appoint their booth level agents at each polling station so that the process of publishing the final voter list can be completed in a transparent manner.
During the meeting, Joint CEO Sakkatar Singh Bal, Deputy CEO Bharat Bhushan Bansal, Election Officer Anju Bala, other officials of CEO office and representatives of political parties were present.