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Addressing mediapersons, Singh said the qualifying date for the revision exercise has been fixed as July 1, making people who turn 18 on or before that date eligible for voter registration.

Based on a preliminary review of the district’s four Assembly constituencies, 251 new polling stations have been proposed in addition to the existing 1,504. Separate polling stations are also being planned in group housing societies and high-rise residential complexes, Singh said.

He added that the initial phase of the campaign will run from June 5 to 14, during which booth level officers (BLOs), electoral registration officers and booth level agents of political parties will undergo training on electoral roll revision guidelines and procedures.

Following this, BLOs will make door-to-door visits to get voters’ enumeration forms filled, update voter photographs and collect signed forms. “Form 6 will be used for fresh voter registrations, while online applications can also be submitted through the Election Commission portal, voters.eci.gov.in,” Singh said.

Furthermore, rationalisation of all polling stations in the district will take place from June 14 to 26 to ensure that no booth has more than 1,200 voters and that no voter has to travel over 2 km to cast their vote. As far as possible, members of the same family and residents of a specific area will be assigned to a single polling station, Singh added.

The draft electoral roll will be published on July 21, after which claims and objections can be filed till September 18. Notices will be issued to voters whose names are not included in the list.

“The timelines are sacrosanct. The SIR aims to ensure no eligible citizen is left out and no ineligible person is included,” Singh said.