Voter roll update underway ahead of Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections

Ahead of the publication of the draft voter roll on February 10 for the elections of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti, district election authorities are continuing to update the list. The final publication of the voter roll is scheduled for March 3.

In the meantime, the voter improvement and updating programme for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections is ongoing. Acting on the instructions of the State Election Commission and Amritsar District Election Officer Sakshi Sawhney the programme for correction and update of voter details has been released.

The date for filing claims and objections would be from February 11 to 18. The claims and objections received would be processed by February 27, with the final publication of the updated voter roll set for March 3. The District Amritsar Electoral Registration Officer, along with Sub Divisional Magistrates of Amritsar-1, Amritsar-2, Lopoke, Baba Bakala, Ajnala and Majitha, would serve as Electoral Registration Officers within their respective jurisdictions.

The Electoral Registration Officer would hold camps at rural polling booths for two days, on February 14 and 15, to ensure the smooth execution of the improvement process. All Block Development and Panchayat Officers are expected to liaise with the respective Electoral Registration Officers to gather information on the improvements in their villages and provide full support for the update process.