Kohima, July 21 (MExN): The Government of Nagaland vide letter No. MA-65/2016 dated 2nd April 2022 has directed the State Election Commission to initiate and intensively update the electoral rolls of all the 39 municipal/town councils.
And the Government of Nagaland vide letter NO.MA-65/2016 dated 12th July 2022 has conveyed Administrative Approval for the conduct of intensive revision of electoral rolls for all the 39 municipal/town councils, stated a DIPR report.
Therefore, Rovilatuo Mor, IAS, State Election Commissioner, Nagaland in the exercise of power conferred under Section 30(1) read with Section 11 (2) & (3) of the Nagaland Municipal Rules, 2003 directed that intensive revision of the electoral rolls for all the municipal and town council in Nagaland shall be taken up with reference to January 1, 2022 as the qualifying date according to the schedule indicated as under:
Stages of the schedule:
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1 |
House to House Enumeration |
August 3-September 24 |
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2 |
Preparation of Manuscript Rolls and Preparation of Draft Electoral Roll |
September 26-October 3 |
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3 |
Draft Publication of Electoral Roll |
October 4 |
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4 |
Period for lodging of Claims & Objection |
October 5-21 |
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5 |
Period for disposal of Claims and Objections |
October 22-29 |
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6 |
Period for filing appeal to the respective Appellate Authority |
October 31- November 7 |
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7 |
Disposal of Claims and Objections by Appellate Authority |
November 8-15 |
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8 |
Preparation of list of Amendments after the Final Disposal of the Appellate Authority |
November 16-23 |
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9 |
Final Publication of Electoral Roll |
November 24 |
The report stated that for intensive revision of the electoral rolls of the municipal/town councils, the State Election Commission, in the exercise of provision of Section 34 (1) of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001, direct that under Section 11 (2) & (3) of the Nagaland Municipal Rules, 2003 Intensive Revision shall be prepared for all the Wards and Rules 5 to 10 shall apply concerning such revision. Draft Publication as indicated in the above schedule 3shall be published under sub-rule (1) of Rule 6 of the Nagaland Municipal Rules, 2003.
Authorized Officer(s) (Administrative Officer)/Enumerator(s)/Supervisor(s)/Sector Magistrate(s) etc, are to be appointed during the ensuing intensive revision of the electoral rolls for the 39 municipal/town councils.
The individual claimant/objector shall directly apply to the ERO for inclusion/deletion etc. Necessary guidelines for the Intensive Revision will be issued for the EROs, Supervisors, and Enumerators separately, it stated.
Respective EROs shall give wide publicity in this regard under Form-I and also acknowledge the receipt of this Notification to the Commission by return e-mail-W/T Message, it added.
