BI News, Ranchi: India – In preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2023, the District Election Officer along with the Deputy Commissioner, Rahul Kumar Sinha, organized a meeting at the ‘A’ block auditorium in the Secretariat. The focus of the meeting was to streamline the process of eliminating the names of deceased voters from the electoral roll.
During the meeting, 58 Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers from various sub-divisions, namely Bundo, Sandeep Anurag Topno from Silly, Rajesh Kumar Barwar, and Deepak Kumar Dubey from Ranchi (Urban), Pradeep Bhagat from Mandar, and Vivek Kumar Suman, along with the Director of DRDA, Ram Vriksh Mahto, and other assistant election officers were present.
The District Election Officer and the Deputy Commissioner issued the following instructions:
The list of death certificates issued in the last 5 years by Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Civil Surgeon, and RIMS Registrar should be made available promptly. This step is crucial for the removal of names of deceased individuals from the voter list before its publication.
All schools were instructed to verify the Pre-Filled Form-6 at a steady pace. The Principals of these schools were tasked with verifying the information on the Pre-Filled Form-6 received from all students promptly through BRP and CRP.
For students whose Pre-Filled Forms were not received, the respective AEROs were directed to ensure that Form-6 was filled out and submitted to the concerned AERO, and a meeting with all school principals and private school principals was scheduled for the upcoming Monday to discuss these matters.
Furthermore, discussions were held regarding the preparation of the District Election Management Plan (DEMP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The Deputy Commissioner emphasized that there should be no negligence in election-related activities and urged all officials to complete their tasks within the specified time frame. He also stressed the importance of preparing a detailed booth-wise plan before the elections.
