KOCHI: The Election Fee on Monday knowledgeable the Excessive Courtroom that it might solely establish 38,586 demographically comparable entries (DSEs) from 3,16,671 listings within the electoral rolls within the state. The fee filed the assertion in response to a petition filed by Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala searching for to delete or freeze the a number of entries of names within the electoral rolls.
The Fee submitted that in respect of every of the 38,586 DSEs, bodily verification can be performed by the Sales space Stage Officers (BLO) and it might be marked within the ASD (absentees, shifted and lifeless) record. Such record can be furnished to the presiding workplaces together with the voters’ record to stop bogus voting. The fee additionally submitted that no modification, addition and deletion have been potential to weed out the discrepancies within the electoral roll after the final date of submitting the nomination, which ended on March 19.
To stop impersonation of absentee, shifted and duplicate/ lifeless voters whose names proceed to seem within the electoral rolls, an inventory of such voters was ready and supplied to the presiding officers involved. If any individuals listed within the ASD record turned up, his/her id can be verified earlier than permitting such an individual to vote. In addition to, a thumb impression of such voters can be taken. Further precaution had been taken to make sure that these discovered within the ASD record couldn’t vote greater than as soon as, the panel instructed courtroom.
Chennithala stated the Election Fee and Chief Electoral Officer weren’t critical about tackling the problem of a number of entries. He additionally recommended that BLOs be directed to solicit the selection of the voters in writing with signature or thumb impression upfront of the voters who had names in multiple polling cubicles and report the identical to the presiding officers and different presiding officers of cubicles the place such voter had entered his/her identify. The courtroom reserved its verdict on his petition.
