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Booth Level Officers are visiting homes to identify eligible citizens missing from the draft roll.
They collect Form 6 after verifying eligibility.
People on the absent or migrated list can apply for re-enrolment or correction.
The list is on ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in.
The deadline is October 12.
Special voter registration camps will be held at all designated polling stations on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11.
The polling station camps are meant for eligible citizens who were not available during home visits by Booth Level Officers.
From October 5 to 9, special camps were held at all colleges and universities in the state.
Booth Level Officers helped students to fill in application forms and answered their questions at the campus camps.
Booth Level Officers have also been visiting homes to identify eligible citizens missing from the draft electoral roll.
They collect Form 6 after verifying eligibility.
Form 6 is the form that eligible citizens use to apply for inclusion in the electoral roll.
People who have moved and appear on the absent or migrated list compiled during house-to-house enumeration can apply for re-enrolment or correction.
That list is available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, at ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in.
Applications can be handed to the Electoral Registration Officer, the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, the local Booth Level Officer or a designated polling station on camp days.
Applications can also be submitted online through the Election Commission’s voter services portal, voters.eci.gov.in, or the ECINET mobile app.
The office has appealed to people to apply digitally where they can, according to The Hans India.
Electoral Registration Officers will process complete applications with the required supporting documents for inclusion in the assembly constituency voter lists.
On October 5, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the SIR as a routine but essential process that needs periodic, in-depth verification so that no eligible citizen is excluded.
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