Election Commission officials said on Wednesday that more than half of the voters in most states will probably do not have to give any documents, as their names will be included in the voter list prepared after the previous special intensive revision (SIR) in their states.
He said that the last special intensive revision of the voter list in most states took place between 2002 and 2004. This year will be considered as the basis of their cut-off date for the next SIR.The Commission will soon set a date for starting this process across India.
The Election Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officers of the States (CEOs) to keep the voter list published after the previous SIR in its states. For example, the last intensive revision in Delhi took place in 2008, and the voter list of that year is now available on the CEO website. Similarly, the final SIR in Uttarakhand took place in 2006, and its list is also present on the website.
This process will work in the same way as it is happening in Bihar, where the 2003 voter list is being used for intensive revision. As per the instructions of the Commission, 4.96 crore voters (which are 60 percent of the total voters) included in the 2003 list will not require any supporting documents to prove their date of birth or birthplace.
However, about 3 crore voters (40 percent) and applicants wishing to become new voters will have to give some documents to establish their date of birth or birthplace. For this, they have to provide one of the 12 listed documents.
An additional ‘manifesto’ has been issued for applicants to become voters or to be transferred from outside the state. He has to give an affidavit that he was born in India before July 1, 1987. In addition, if he is born between July 1, 1987 and December 2, 2004, he will also have to present his parents’ date of birth and documents related to the birthplace.
