VASCO
Responding to allegations by GPCC Vice President Sankalp Amonkar that 800 names are planned to be deleted from the electoral rolls of the Mormugao constituency, the Mormugao deputy collector and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) on Wednesday has clarified that 768 deletion requests have been received online on the ERONET relating to cases of death, shifting, relinquishment of Indian citizenship, etc.
On Tuesday, Amonkar had alleged that the BLO, Mamlatdar, Dy Collector had been under political pressure to delete the names. He had claimed it was a misuse of power in deleting names of voters from the electoral list to benefit the BJP through the backdoor and assured they would not allow this irregularity to take place.
The AERO informed that these forms are yet to be processed and inquiry has not been started.
“The procedure for dealing with claims and objections are defined in the R P Act 1950 and ERO is duty-bound to follow the law and other instruction in this regard issued by ECI.”
The AERO further informed that no names have been deleted till date and deletion request will be processed, and also physical verification will be carried by the ERO and the AERO personally at the time of disposing such requests.
The AERO stated that in compliance to the direction issued by the Election Commission of India, to facilitate the stakeholders and to bring more transparency in the process of electoral registration, the practice of computerisation and posting of all application forms received in Forms 6,6A,7,8 and 8A on the website of the CEO on a day to day basis shall continue, in addition to putting draft electoral roll, final electoral roll, list of claims and objections on CEOs’ website and sharing of the same with recognized political parties.
“As per the Registration of Electors Rules, the ERO shall prepare lists of claims and objections in form 9,10,11 and 11A and exhibit one copy of such lists on a notice board in his office.” “Besides, the list of all claims and objections received will be put up on the website of the CEO Goa at www.ceogoa.nic.in so that citizens can see the list.”
“List of claims and objection will also be made available by the ERO to all political parties on a weekly basis. The process of Special Summary Revision 2020-21 of the Electoral Roll shall be carried out in strict adherence to the all the laws and rules in force and under the supervision of Election Commission of India,” stated the Mormugao AERO.
