As the elections to the Parliament are due to be held shortly, it is once again requested that all eligible voters should take due care to ensure their names are included in the voter’s list.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana will be taking up an extensive exercise for updating the rolls from 26th December 2018 onwards for preparing the electoral rolls with effect from 01.01.2019.
Ample time, opportunity and scope were provided to the citizens to register their grievances regarding the deletions of their names, if any, through three methods.
1. They could have checked if their names were in the rolls at all through the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer’s website ceo.telangana.gov.in.
2. They also could have raised the objections by responding to the enrolling authorities by filling the prescribed form ( Form-7 ).
3. They would have done the same through “Check Your Vote” campaign carried out from 26th October to 5th November 2018.
Some voters have reported that their names were not included in the voter’s list inspite of the fact that they had voted in the last General Elections held in 2014. They are informed that they are required to file an application in Form-6 either online through the National Voter Service Portal or physically to their BLO/ERO.
The responsibility for checking of names and enrolment if required lies with the voters and the mere fact that they have voted in the earlier election does not entitle them to vote in subsequent elections.
