Special drive to register voters from May 1

A special programme is being taken up between May 1 and 31 to register new voters and revise the old list, Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said at a meeting held at GHMC headquarters on Wednesday.

Persons completing 18 years of age by January 1, 2018, are eligible to register as voters, he said, and asked the GHMC officials to complete the appointment of booth-level officers and their training.

GHMC Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy has asked the officials to appoint retired government employees and disabled persons as booth level officers.

Ranga Reddy district collector Raghunandan Rao, Contonment Board CEO Chandrashekhar and other officials attended the meeting.