Election Commission: The process of adding or removing the names of voters in the voter list is under strict rules of the Election Commission, yet political parties often question this.
Recently West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had questioned the fairness of the Election Commission and accused of adding the names of fake voters. Earlier, during the Delhi elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also made similar allegations. However, according to the rules of the Election Commission, there is a long process of adding any person to add the name of any person to the voter list, in which verification is necessary.
The process of adding names to the voter list
Any person who wants to add his name to the voter list has to fill the form prescribed by the Election Commission. The booth level officer (blo) examines the person’s identity and local address. Blo makes sure whether the applicant actually lives in the same area.
participation of political parties
Representatives of political parties are also present at each booth. If there is doubt on a name, political parties have the right to object to it and file a complaint.
Appeal to Block Level Officer or Returning Officer appeal
If a person tries to get the name added to the voter list in a fake way and Blo also adds his name, his decision can be challenged with the block level officer (BLO) or Returning Officer (RO)."Text-Align: justify;"> name removal process
If a voter’s name has been incorrectly added or a political party is suspicious, they can file a complaint to the local election officer. The election officer investigates the complaint and prepares the report, on the basis of which the name is decided to maintain or remove in the list.
Is the allegations of political parties correct?
political parties often accuse the voter list of disturbances, but they have the right to give the facts related to it to the Election Commission. Copy of voter list is given to political parties, so that they can identify wrong names. If the name of a voter has been incorrectly added, then political parties can remove him by giving him a complaint instead of alleging allegations.
The process of adding and removing the name to the voter list is completely transparent. Political parties also have the right to object to wrong names, but despite this they often do politics on it. If they have strong evidence, they should file a complaint under the appropriate process instead of alleging.