Complete revision of voter list: Poll panel

PATNA: A two-member Election Commission team held meetings with DMs and SPs of districts falling under Tirhut, Darbhanga, Saran and Patna divisions on Monday to assess the ground situation in the run up to assembly elections in the state.
Deputy election commissioners Sudeep Jain and Chandrabhushan Kumar first went to Muzaffarpur where they got feedback from the DMs and SPs of 12 districts. IGs and DIGs were also present at the meeting. They directed police officers to accelerate the process of execution of pending warrants and property attachment orders.
The deputy election commissioners asked the DMs, who happen to be district election officers, to complete the revision of voter list and ensure that no elector, who fulfilled the criteria, was left out. “The role of district election officers is very important in elections,” an IAS officer quoted the EC’s officials as saying.
The visiting members asked the officers concerned to ensure maximum participation of electors, including disabled ones. The DMs were told to increase the number of entry points in the buildings that houses more polling booths in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
The EC officials said since the number of polling booths has been increased in order to maintain social distancing norms, additional arrangements have to be made for the voters.
The DMs were asked to seek the help of Asha workers, anganwadi sevikas and those working under panchayati raj institutions to create awareness among electors.
On Tuesday, the team will hold meeting with DMs and SPs of seven districts in Bhagalpur and Bodh Gaya. The team will also take inputs from the state chief secretary and other senior officers before leaving for New Delhi on Tuesday.