“We will visit 3,726 VDCs and 734 municipal wards to verify the electoral roll we prepared and register those left out in our previous voter registration campaign,” said EC Spokesperson Sharada Prasad Trital. [break]
According to Trital, EC officials will not visit 189 VDCs and 72 municipal wards where registration of voters has been completed this fiscal year.
As of now, EC has completed registration of about 10.3 million voters with photographs and biometrics.
“Registered voters would be called at VDC and municipal ward offices to rectify errors, if any, during the voter registration process,” stated Trital, adding, “The voters can ask for necessary correction in the name list in case of any errors regarding their personal details.”
He informed that the EC will provide 14 days to the registered voters for claim and objection while 2-5 days would be provided for registration of the voters who were left out.
Trital said the constitutional body has expected that registered voters who have not submitted photos and biometrics would also come for registration this time around.
Altogether 1.16 million voters registered their names but have not submitted their photos and biometrics.
“The EC will prepare different action plans for each district regarding date for voters´ registration and for publication of the name lists for claim and objection,” Trital added.
The EC teams will also take new photos of the voters whose photos do not meet the set criteria.
According to EC officials, there have been errors in citizenship certificate number and spelling of voters´ personal details.
Trital said EC would prepare the final list of voters by mid June.
Altogether, 17.6 million voters were registered during the Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008.
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