Punjab assembly elections 2022: Draft electoral rolls for Ludhiana published

LUDHIANA: Deputy Commissioner-cum-district electoral officer Varinder Kumar Sharma announced the publication of draft electoral rolls on Monday.
The total number of voters in the district is 26,10,121 — 1395249 men 1214751 women and 121 third genders.
Presiding over a meeting with the officials and representatives of various political parties in his office, the deputy commissioner said the special summary revision of electoral rolls of all the 14 assembly constituencies (Khanna, Samrala, Sahnewal, Ludhiana East, Ludhiana West, Ludhiana South, Ludhiana North, Ludhiana Central, Atam Nagar, Gill, Payal, Raikot, Dakha and Jagraon) in Ludhiana is being done with reference to January 1, 2022, as the qualifying date.
While handing over lists of draft electoral rolls and CD containing soft copies of rolls to the representatives of political parties, Sharma said to facilitate people, the draft electoral rolls have been made available with all booth level officers (BLOs) where people can check the rolls and ensure that voters’ lists are accurate.
He said claims and objections can be filed till November 30, 2021, and all claims and objections would be disposed of till November 20, 2021.
"If the name of any eligible voter has not been included in the draft list, then he or she can contact the concerned BLO or visit special camps at all booths on November 6, 7, 20 and 21 and final publication of electoral rolls would take place on January 5, 2022," He added.
The deputy commissioner said to facilitate the youth, the Election Commission of India has launched National Voter Services Portal (NVSP) and Voter Helpline App.
He said the youth have to click the link www.nvsp.in for getting them registered as new voters.
Sharma said the youth can also download the voter helpline app from the Google Play store on their android phone to get themselves enrolled.