Along with the rest of the country, chief electoral officer (CEO) and home commissioner Abhijit Sinha launched the “Electors’ Verification Programme” at Hotel Japfu here on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, Sinha said the Electors’ Verification Programme was a campaign launched across the country from September 1 to October 15 to sensitise, motivate and mobilise citizens, stakeholders and electors to check one elector’s details in the electoral rolls and do necessary correction, if any, by either visiting the voters facilitation centres (VFCs) or common service centres (CSCs) or through online by visiting Election Commission’s website or downloading a mobile app and uploading a scanned ID card as proof for one’s correct details.
CEO also informed the gathering that the effort was to achieve the desired target of 100% electorate with strategies for communication so as to ensure that no voter was left behind. He said this programme was to reach out to all electorate in the State and motivate them to check their electoral details and do necessary correction if any.
Additional CEO Moa Aier, who also spoke during the programme, said one could replace or update his or her old passport on the EPIC free of cost, by uploading it through the mobile app or on the electoral website with scanned identification cards as proof during the Electors’ Verification Programme. He added that one could also delete the enrolment of one’s expired kin from the electoral rolls during this programme online or report about the same to the election office for deletion.
A demonstration on how to use the mobile app was also given on the occasion by assistant electoral officer Ketousie.
According to the officials, the objectives of the Electors’ Verification Programme are i) to verify an elector’s details and indicate corrections in details, including photograph, if required, and authentication of entry; ii) to obtain details of family members and verifying their entries, removal of entries of shifted and dead electors, enrolment of un-enrolled citizens and obtain details of prospective electors in the family; iii) to obtain contact details/GIS coordinates (with smart phone) to provide better electoral services; iv) to obtain inputs about existing/probable polling stations; v) to improve health of electoral rolls by removal of DSE and errors; and vi) to improve delivery of electoral services.
Voters may verify the details through “Voter helpline” mobile app, NVSP portal and by visiting CSCs and VFCs at ERO office, while persons with disability may call voter helpline 1950 seeking facilitation.