JAIPUR: As the summary revision of electoral roll has started in Rajasthan, it has been observed that 61.39% of the total Form 6 (application to add new names) applications have been submitted online from February 19 to November 19. Total 1.07 lakh Form 6 have been submitted online through National Voters’ Service portal, said state’s chief electoral officer (CEO) Praveen Gupta.
In all, 2.33 lakh (47.82%) forms have been submitted online. These include applications for deleting names, changing residential address, and for making other changes to the electoral roll.
According to the data shared by the office of CEO, 67,406 (38.61%) Form 6 applications have been submitted offline. Form 6 is meant for adding new names, Form 6A is for NRI voter, Form 7 is meant for changing the address (mostly in the event of death), Form 8 is meant for making changes/corrections in the name, surame, gender, etc., and Form 8A is for changing the address within the constituency.
It has also been observed that 29.96% Form 7 applications have been submitted online and 70.04% have been submitted offline. While 47.58% From 8 applications have been submitted online, 52.48%have been received offline. Meanwhile, 21.63% Form 8A applications have been submitted online, 78.37% applications have been received offline.
In all, 2.54 lakh (52.18%) applications have been submitted offline since February this year.
Special camps will be organized at all the 52,009 polling stations of 200 assembly constituencies in the state on November 29 (Sunday). Applications will be received from 9am to 6pm at every polling station in the presence of booth level officers and booth level agents appointed by the national political parties.
The process of summary revision which started on November 20 will continue till December 21 across the state.