Vyasan R, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland has informed in a press release that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had ordered the Special Summary Revision will be conducted with reference to 1st January of the year, 2024 as qualifying date, with three subsequent qualifying dates- 1st April, 1st July and 1st October 2024 in which the final publication of electoral roll is done.
For the current revision, the applicants, becoming eligible for registration can submit their claims in Form-6 in advance, beginning from the date of draft publication of electoral roll. The applications received related to qualifying date 1st January, 2024 will be processed as per the above schedule and electoral roll will be updated with final publication. While the forms/claims with reference to three subsequent qualifying dates of the year, received in advance, during the Special Summary Revision period and continuous updation thereafter shall be processed by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) under continuous updation during the relevant quarter.
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The use of Forms are as follows-
i. Form 6 – Application for new voter/elector
ii. Form 6B – Letter of information of Aadhar number on a voluntary basis for the purpose of electoral roll authentication.
iii. Form 7 – Application form for objection for proposed inclusion/deletion of name in existing electoral roll.
iv. Form 8 – Application form for shifting of residence/correction of entries in existing electoral roll/replacement of EPIC/marking of PwD.
Citizens can file any of the above Forms with the concerned Booth Level Officer or with the AERO and ERO. Forms are available for download in ECI and CEO’s website. Applications can also be filed/submitted online through www.voters.eci.gov.in (links are provided in the ECI and CEO’s website) or mobile app – VHA (voter helpline app) which is available for download in Google play store and Apple app store.