The Election Fee will quickly begin receiving information of the registration of deaths electronically from states and UTs, which might strengthen the method of updating the electoral rolls, sources mentioned.
Appearing as per the 2023 modification of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, which enabled using the registration information for preparation of voters record, the EC has began the method of connecting its techniques with the Registrar Common of India’s information. Most states are part of the portal.
“The Fee will now get hold of demise registration information electronically from the Registrar Common of India in step with Rule 9 of the Registration of Electors Guidelines, 1960 and Part 3(5)(b) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (as amended in 2023). This may be certain that the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) obtain well timed details about registered deaths. This may even allow Sales space Degree Officers (BLOs) to re-verify the knowledge by subject visits, with out ready for a proper request underneath Kind 7,” an EC assertion mentioned on Thursday.
Based on sources, the information would act as one other supply of data, which might imply that the method might begin with out the deceased elector’s household filling the Kind 7. After receiving the information electronically, the BLOs would be capable of go to the household of a deceased elector and have the Kind 7 stuffed. Deletions would solely be performed primarily based on the Kind 7, which is the EC’s kind for deletion of an elector from the rolls, they mentioned.
In a press release on March 20, on the event of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar finishing one month in workplace, the EC had mentioned: “Common replace of the voter record shall be strengthened in shut coordination with the start and demise registration authorities.”
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