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Special drive to enrol new, left-out voters begins across Keralam

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (UNI) The special drive to enrol new voters and include eligible voters left out of the electoral roll began across Keralam on Thursday
The Chief Electoral Officer, Keralam, has launched the initiative across all Assembly constituencies to ensure that every eligible citizen is included in the electoral roll.
The drive involves 14 District Election Officers, 140 Electoral Registration Officers, 140 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, 3,000 Booth Level Officer Supervisors and 30,471 Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
An awareness campaign will be conducted across the state to encourage eligible citizens to register as voters and verify that their names are included in the electoral roll.
People who have grievances regarding the electoral roll or require assistance in submitting Form 6 can contact the toll-free helpline 1950 or visit the helpdesks set up at Village Offices during office hours.
Form 6 is used to apply for inclusion of a name in the electoral roll. Voter registration is a year-round process, allowing eligible new and left-out voters to apply for enrolment at any time.
Form 7 can be used to raise objections to the proposed inclusion of a name or seek deletion of a name from the existing electoral roll.
Form 8 is meant for applications related to shifting residence, correction of entries in the electoral roll, replacement of the Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) and marking a person as a person with disability (PwD).
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