Poll panel sets ball rolling for Lok Sabha polls
"The
ECI
has
asked
the
CEOs
and
district
magistrates
to
update
the
necessary
data
expected
to
be
required
to
hold
the
next
Lok
Sabha
elections,"
Tripura
Chief
Electoral
Officer
Ashutosh
Jindal
told
reporters.
The term of the 15th Lok Sabha will end May 31, 2014
He said that besides photo-electoral rolls, the ECI has sought that information about officials who would be engaged in the election process is also brought up to date.
The commission has also directed that information be collected about the position of polling stations and counting centres, and the condition of roads linking the polling stations.
Those who turn 18 years on or before January 1, 2014 are eligible to register as voters for the next Lok Sabha polls.
To avoid duplication and forgery, the poll panel has started to provide coloured plastic Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) instead of the current laminated paper card to all voters in India.
"The new PVC (plastic) EPIC has many scientific security features to prevent duplication, forging and tampering. Tripura is probably the first state in India to introduce the newly designed EPIC last week," Jindal said.
He said that unlike the present paper voter's card, the PVC-EPIC has coded information of the elector inserted into it.
According to the official, after inclusion of new voters, the updated electoral rolls would be published Jan 6.
The term of the 15th Lok Sabha will end May 31, 2014.
IANS