Buxar: The district administration will organise special camps at all polling stations on Oct 25 to enrol eligible citizens whose names are missing from the electoral rolls, with a special focus on young and first-time voters.The decision was taken at a review meeting chaired by district election officer-cum-DM Sahila at the collectorate on Monday. Electoral registration officers, assistant electoral registration officers and the deputy election officer attended the meeting.Following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India has directed officials to launch a special drive to enrol eligible citizens left out of the voter list.The DM directed officials to prepare a list of eligible citizens whose names are missing from the electoral rolls and ensure their household verification through booth-level officers (BLOs).Officials were also asked to ensure that BLOs at polling stations where five or fewer Form 8 applications had been received since the completion of the SIR make efforts to collect more Form 6 applications for the enrolment of new voters.The district election officer directed all electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration officers to ensure the successful conduct of the special camps at every polling station on Oct 25.The drive is aimed at ensuring that eligible citizens, particularly young voters, are enrolled in the electoral rolls and can exercise their voting rights.
