New Delhi, May 1
Aiming for speedy removal of dead voters’ names from electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to directly collect electronic data from the Registrar of Births and Deaths, an official said on Thursday.
At present, the names are not removed or verified by booth level officers till a formal request, through Form 7, is received.
Apart from this, the ECI is planning to modify the design of Voter Information Slips (VIS) to make it more voter-friendly, said the official.
Referring to recent decisions by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the official said, “The Commission will now obtain death registration data electronically from the Registrar General of India in line with Rule 9 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 and Section 3(5)(b) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (as amended in 2023).”
“This will ensure that the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) get timely information about registered deaths. This will also enable Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to re-verify the information through field visits, without waiting for a formal request under Form 7,” said the official in a statement.
To make electoral slips more voter-friendly, the Commission has also decided to modify its design.