Directions issued to prepare voters list of Panchayat Samiti, Bhiwani

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 15

Haryana State Election Commission has issued directions for the preparation of voters list of all wards of Panchayat Samiti, Bhiwani.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Commission said that the existing voters list of this Panchayat Smiti published on April 15, 2010 would be amended and brought upto date by taking a data of the relevant part of Assembly Electoral Rolls finally published on January 15, 2013 with qualifying date as January 1, 2013.

He said that from March 15 to  25, 2013, ward wise draft voters list of Panchayat Samiti, Bhiwani would be  prepared by amending and bringing upto date the electoral rolls published on April 15, 2010 by taking a data of the relevant part of Assembly Electoral Rolls finally published on January 15, 2013 and deleting the names of those   who have died. He said that on March 26, 2013, the  draft voters list for inviting claims and objections would be published. The last date for receipt of claims and objections would be April 3, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Claims and objections would be disposed off by District Electoral Officers (Panchayat) by April 6 and voters list would be finally published on April 12.

He said that  for the purpose of preparing the draft voters list, the names to be added or deleted in the existing voters list would be typed and  the entire draft lists of voters would not be printed for this purpose. He said that the copies of existing lists of voters, which are already available with the concerned District Election Officers (Panchayat) concerned, would be used for this purpose and no fresh printing of these voters lists be done. A copy of draft voters list so prepared for publication would be duly signed by the concerned District Electoral Officer and number of copies required for publication would be  made with photo state from the signed copy. He said that the identity card serial numbers as indicated against the names of voters list in the Assembly electoral rolls would also be entered in the voters list of Panchayat Samiti concerned.

He said that the draft voters list so prepared for preliminary publication of all the wards of Panchayat Samiti concerned would be in conformity with the electoral rolls of the Assembly constituency published on January 15,2013, except those persons who have died. Only those persons would be registered as voters in the draft voters list, whose names appear  in the electoral rolls of the Assembly constituency.  It would also be ensured that the names of such persons whose names appear in the Assembly electoral rolls are not excluded from the voters list at the time of its preliminary publication, he added.

He said that two copies of the relevant part of the Assembly Electoral Rolls may be obtained free of cost from concerned Election Tehsildar or Election Naib Tehsildar. Three copies of the relevant portion of the voters list would be made available to the Gram Sachivs concerned that  is one for affixing on the notice board of concerned Gram Panchayat falling within the limit of Panchayat Samiti, second for affixing at a conspicuous place of the village to which it pertains and third would remain with him for the inspection by the public free of cost for inviting claims and objections. He said that two copies of the relevant portion of voters list would be made available to the concerned Tehsildar that is  one for affixing on the notice board of the Tehsil Office and second would be kept in his office for inspection by the public free of cost.

He said that two copies of the relevant portion of voters list would be made available to the concerned Block Election Officer (Block Development and Panchayat Officer),that is one for affixing on the notice board of Panchayat Samiti office and second would be kept in his office for inspection by the public free of cost. One copy of the voters list would be made available to Executive Officer of Zila Parishad which would be kept in his office for inspection by the public free of cost. He said that one copy of the voters list would also be made available to the concerned District Election Officer (P) for affixing on the notice board of his office. One copy of the voters list would also be made available to the concerned District Electoral Officer which would be kept in his for the inspection by the public free of cost, he added.

          He said that a notice with regard to the publication of the voters list as specified above would be affixed at the office of each Gram Panchayat falling within the limit of Panchayat Samiti and also on the notice boards of the Tehsil Office and Block Election Office (BDPO) concerned and notice board of the District Election Officer (Panchayat) and at one or two conspicuous places of each Gram Panchayat. The District Election Officer (Panchayat) would give the widest possible publicity to the programme.  He said that in order to facilitate the electors and the public to obtain information regarding voters list and to file claims and objections, the concerned District Election Officer (Panchayat) would set up at least one Voter’s Information and Collection Centres within each Gram Panchayat falling within the limit of Panchayat Samiti.  These centres would also make available the prescribed forms, on demand free of cost, for filing claims and objections and receive the same for the consideration of and decision by the concerned District Electoral Officer. The forms would also be hosted on the website of the District Administration, so that the same can be downloaded and used by any person for filing claim and objection.  As and when any person files claim and objection, he would be given a receipt in the prescribed format given in the form, he added.

          He said that the voters list, as prepared for draft publication, would also be hosted on the official website of the concerned district for the information of the public and inviting claims and objections.  The concerned District Electoral Officer would, after holding such summary enquiry into the claims and objections as he thinks fit, record his decision in writing within three days and would make available on demand a copy of such decision to the objector free of charge forthwith. He said that the concerned District Electoral Officer would amend the voters list in accordance with the decision taken by him. The voters list so amended would be final and copy thereof duly signed by the District Electoral officer would be kept in his office and another copy be deposited in the office of District Election Officer (Panchayat) and would be published , he added.

          He said that after completion of every stage of the preparation of voters list process, the concerned District Electoral Officer would send information of the statistical data to the State Election Commission, Haryana, Panchkula as well as District Election Officer (Panchayat), Bhiwani. He said that a copy of voters list of Panchayat Samiti, Bhiwani on its final publication on April 12,2013 would be submitted to the State Election Commission, Haryana.  A copy of voters lists duly signed by the District Electoral Officer would also be kept under lock and key in the Treasury.The final voters list of Panchayat Samiti would also be hosted on the website of the District Administration, he added.