Hyderabad, May 3 (Maxim News) Election Commission has started the exercise to update the voter list. As part of this the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj has held a meeting with the representatives of BJP, TDP, Congress, CPI(M) and MIM parties to inform them about the various steps being taken by EC for conducting free and fair elections.
As part of it the Election Commission has focused on new young voters who turn 18 in a year to expand the voter base. He said steps were being taken to enhance the quality of electoral participation in terms of informed and ethical voting through continuous electoral and democracy education. The EC had informed that there were currently 4 lakh pending forms, including Forms 6, 7 and 8 and that there was a need to clear it, he said.
The CEO also informed the political parties about the various activities undertaken by the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and the importance of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) in ensuring fair and transparent elections. Instructions have been issued to EROs on safeguards against deletions, including photo similar entries, and the need for vigilance against logical errors detected at the data entry level, he said.
The Election Commission had taken up a special initiative to promote voter participation among transgender individuals and other marginalised sections like tribals, he said. (Maxim News)
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