Kohima, October 20 (DIPR): The Government of Nagaland has directed holding the general election to constitute the Municipal Councils and Town Councils in the State of Nagaland. In order to constitute the Municipal and Town Councils, it has become necessary to revise the existing Electoral Rolls of all the Municipal and Town Councils Wards as there is likely-hood of death/transposition of electors and minors who might have attained the qualifying age of 18 years and are now eligible for registration in the electoral rolls since the last revision.
In this connection, the State Election Commissioner, Nagaland has directed that a revision of the Electoral Roll for all the Municipal and Town Council Wards in Nagaland be taken up by way of Special Revision with reference to 1st January, 2016 as the qualifying date according to the schedule indicated as under:
Stages of the Schedule 1. Draft Publication of Electoral Roll: October 31 2. Period for Lodging Claims & Objection: November 1-10 3. Period for disposal of claims and objections: November 11- 17 4. Period for filing appeal to the respective Appellate Authority: November 18-22 5. Disposal of claims and objection by Appellate Authority: November 23 – 25 6. Preparation of list of amendment after the decision of Appellate Authority: November 26-28 7. Final publication of E/Roll: November 29
For Special Revision of the Electoral Rolls of the existing 19 (Nineteen) Municipal/Town Councils, the State Election Commission, in exercise of provision of Section 34 (1) of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001, direct that the Electoral Roll of the Assembly Constituency for the time being in force as prepared by the Election Commission of India published on 11/01/2016 as relates to the ward shall be published under sub-rule (1) of Rule 6 of the Nagaland Municipal Rules, 2003 as Draft Publication as indicated in the above schedule.
No Enumerator(s)/ Supervisor(s)/Sector Magistrate(s) etc., need to be appointed during the ensuing Special Revision of the Electoral Rolls for the existing 19 (nineteen) Town/Municipal Councils. The individual claimant/objector shall directly apply to the ERO for inclusion/deletion etc. Necessary guideline for the revision has been issued for the EROs separately.
Respective ERO shall give wide publicity in this regard and also acknowledge the receipt of this notification to the Commission by return Fax/W/T Message.
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