DEO Ramban briefs media on 2nd SSR of Photo Electoral Roll

RAMBAN, JULY 27: District Election Officer, Ramban, Baseer-Ul- Haq Chaudhary today addressed a press conference on Second Special Summary Revision (SSR) of photo electoral rolls in district Ramban with July 1, 2024, as the qualifying date.

Talking to media persons, the DEO said that as per notification the timeline for publication of the integrated draft electoral roll is July 25, 2024, while the timeline period for filing claims and objections is July 25, 2024 to August 9, 2024.

The DEO informed that the special campaign dates are July 27 and 28 July, 2024 and August, 03 and 04, 2024. He added that “The Draft Photo Electoral Rolls 2024 will be available at District Headquarters, Tehsil and Booth Level Offices at polling station level, and on the website of the CEO, J&K (ceojk.nic.in) for information of all concerned”.

The DEO appealed to all individuals, who are 18 years of age or above on July 1, 2024, to get their names enrolled in the electoral rolls by filing form number 6 used for registration of new electors.

Further, Form 7 could be used for objections to proposed inclusion or deletion of name in the existing electoral roll, Form 8 for multiple purposes like correction of any particulars in the roll, shifting of residence (within or outside constituency), replacement of EPIC and marking of person with disability and Form 6 B could be used for capturing Aadhaar number of the existing electors. The Draft Electoral Roll could be downloaded at www.ceo.jk.gov.in and www.ceojk.nic.in.

He said that the claims and objections could be filled in both online as well as offline mode. “For online filing of claims and objections, one can log on to Voter’s Service Portal (www.voters.eci.gov.in) or download voter helpline app (VHA), and for offline mode, help line number 1950 can be used, besides concerned BLO, AERO or ERO could be contacted,” he added.

Meanwhile, the DEO also urged all stakeholders to participate in the revision exercise to ensure that maximum eligible voters are enrolled in the electoral rolls.