Kanpur : Special voter registration camps will be held at all 3,770 polling booths in the district on Oct 24. Booth level officers (BLOs) will be available at the camps from 10 am to 4 pm to accept applications from new voters and eligible citizens omitted from electoral rolls.
The BLOs will carry electoral rolls and Form-6, while help desks at each polling station will assist voters in completing applications. Four special campaign days for receiving claims and objections have been fixed for Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 28 and Nov 29. Because of death or other reasons, and Form-8 to correct details or change a place of residence, form-6 will be used to include new names in electoral rolls, Form-7 to delete names.
District magistrate and district election officer Mahendra Singh Tanwar said applicants are required to bring an updated photograph and self-attested photocopies of documents relating to their date of birth and residence. The camps are being organised on the instructions of Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. They should also provide the voter photo identity card number of a family member, if available. The forms are available from BLOs, electoral registration officer offices and District Election Office.