Political parties in the state may be vying with one another to woo the young voters, but the latter are in no haste to enroll themselves as voters. Only 1.35 lakh of the 10.79 lakh new voters in the age group of 18-19 are eligible to cast their ballot as of now.
With the summary revision of photo electoral rolls beginning today, the commission hopes to register a large number of these ‘missing’ voters with Chief Electoral Officer Kusumjit Sidhu appealing to the young to get themselves enrolled. Sidhu said the youngsters could check the photo electoral roll and download forms from the website . Claims and objections, she said, could be submitted between October 4 and October 20.
The Election Commission has decided to monitor paid during campaigning for the ensuing assembly elections in February. The CEO said a special committee would monitor the media at the district level. It would take into account the advertising value of paid news and register the same in the “shadow” file of the candidate concerned. The candidate would be issued due notice to explain his stand.
