Revision of voter list begins; People urged to apply and register

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October 1, 2012

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Mangalore, October 1: The revision of voter list in six Assembly constituencies of the district as per the order of the Election Commission of India, will begin from October 1 and last till October 31, Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK district said.

 

Briefing mediapersons about the voter list revision process at his office in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Gowda said that the draft voter list is being released today (October 1). Revision of the voter list will be held between October 1 and October 31, which is also the duration for eligible voters to apply and register themselves. The final announcement of the list will be made on January 5, 2013. The DC, however clarified that these dates apply to constituencies which are outside Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) limits. The duration for revision of voter list in constituencies coming within MCC limits (Mangalore North and Mangalore South) will be from October 16 to November 15, he said, while informing that the draft voter list for the same will be released on October 16. The final list for these constituencies will be announced on January 16, 2013.

 

Those who are eligible for voting (above 18 years of age) and have not registered themselves in the voting list can apply by submitting documents verifying their age and residential proof along with passport size photograph. The earlier system of taking photographs via computers and accumulation of finger prints is not being used this time, the DC said. He however mentioned that although people may possess photographed voter ID cards, they must make sure that their names are figuring in the draft voters list. In case they are not there, they will have to submit a fresh application, the DC said.

 

Applications can be submitted to appointed Booth Level officers in each constituency, Tahshildars of respective taluks, Revenue Officer of the Mangalore City Corporation, Assistant Commissioner, and even in the drop boxes set up at Taluk Offices, Office of the Assistant Commissioner, and Mangalore City Corporation. Applications can also be submitted online at ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in

 

In case of removal of one's name from the draft voters list due to death of a registered person or migration to another place, an application can be sent using Form 7. In case of any correction of names, spelling, etc in already existing ID cards with photograph, applicants can submit application using Form 8. In case of change of address from one constituency to another, application can be submitted using Form 8A.

 

To create awareness among the masses of these notifications, the district administration has planned staging of road shows, street plays, magic shows, competitions in schools etc, the Deputy Commissioner said. A meeting with Principals of various schools and colleges to direct students above 18 years of age to get themselves enrolled in the voting list will also be held, he said.

 

As of now, there are 13,91,918 registered voters off the 21 odd lakh district population, Mr. Gowda said.

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Antony Eno
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Monday, 7 Mar 2016

my colleagues were looking for MA WPA Form 8A this month and saw a great service with an online forms database.

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February 29,2020

Kochi, Feb 29: The Kerala Non-Resident Indians' Commission on Friday passed a resolution to request the Centre and Election Commission (EC) to make appropriate amendments in the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, to ensure voting rights to the non-resident Indians working abroad. According to People’s Representation Act, 1951, None-Resident Indians (NRIs) can vote by proxy.

The Commission is a statutory body constituted for the welfare of Non-Resident Keralites working outside India.

The Centre had introduced a bill for this purpose which was passed by the Lok Sabha in 2018, but the same has since lapsed.

Therefore, the Kerala NRI Commission decided to request the Centre to consider introducing the bill in the next session of Parliament considering the interest of the NRI community at large.

The resolution was moved by commission member and NRI entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil, who is also a petitioner in the writ petition, filed regarding this in the Supreme Court.

"The central government may consider introducing the bill in the next session of the Parliament session considering the interest of the NRI community at large," read the resolution which will now be sent to the Ministry of Law and the Election Commission (EC).

Commission chairman Justice PD Rajan said the right to vote for NRIs is a genuine demand.

"This is the time that we step up pressure on the agencies concerned to implement this. Voting from the workplace would be a different experience for them. It would be a decisive step," he said.

This fresh development comes at a time when a petition filed in the Supreme Court on the same topic last week came before a bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta, which considered the case and said it will be heard in April.

"We are expecting a favourable decision from the Supreme Court. We would also approach the NRI commission in other states and request them to raise the same demand," said Vayalil.

If implemented, millions of NRIs around the world would be able to exercise their franchise in the electoral processes of the nation. According to the estimate of the Ministry of External Affairs, there are about 3.10 crore NRIs.

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January 5,2020

Udupi, Jan 5: The district administration has identified 460 beneficiaries who will be allotted flats at Herga under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, informed MLA Raghupati Bhat.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday he said the Udupi Municipal Council will construct the apartments in the 8.22 acres of land earmarked for the purpose at Herga. The flats will be ready before April 2021.

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March 2,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 2: The Opposition Congress and the JD(S) members protested in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Monday over the BJP leader Basavaraj Patil Yatnal's alleged derogatory remark against veteran freedom fighter H S Doreswamy.

Opposition Leader in the Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, raised the issue, immediately after the obituary reference of sudden demise of former Minister C Chanigappa, and sought permission from the Speaker to raise the issue of Yatnal's outburst in the House stating that the matter of hurling defamatory remark against Gandhian Doreswamy, by Mr Yatnal, was very much serious. However, the treasury bench members protested and urged the Speaker not to allow the matter to discuss as the issue was not in the agenda.

The Speaker, Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri, promised the Congress leader about permitting the issue after the House adopts resolution on the thanksgiving motion for the Governor's address of the joint House recently and asked Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to continue his reply to the Governor's address.

The opposition Congress and the JD(S) members, protesting the Speaker's action, trooped into the well of the house and raised slogans against the BJP government.

The Chief Minister continued his reply amidst the din before the Speaker adjourned the House for 30 minutes after the House adopted the thanksgiving motion to the Governor's Address.

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