Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
New Delhi, October 08:
In the midst of speculation over snap elections, the Election Commission today ordered revision of electoral rolls as on January one, 2008."The EC has directed all the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of States to get the electoral rolls of 2008 published by mid-January 2008," an EC spokesman said.
He, however, clarified it was a routine exercise carried out every year by bringing fresh electoral rolls with January one as base date.
The direction was given at a review meeting held here today with CEOs of 14 States and union territories from Southern and Western India, he said.
The Commission would be meeting CEOs from Northern and Eastern states tomorrow.
Elector Photo Identity Cards (EPIC), rationalisation of polling stations and use of Geographical Information System (GSI) in election management were some of the other issues that came up for discussion at the meeting, he said.
Officials explained that the revision was an ongoing exercise, called summary revision.
However, the Commission should also be prepared in view of the political uncertainty, EC sources said.