For Linking EPIC With Aadhaar Cards, BLO';s To Organise Special Camp On May 10
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, May 8, 2015: For keeping a check on duplication of votes, the Election Commission of India has ordered to link elector’s photo identity card (EPIC) with Aadhaar cards. All Booth Level Officers (BLO';s)...
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May 8, 2015 09:30
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Ludhiana, May 8, 2015: For keeping a check on duplication of votes, the Election Commission of India has ordered to link elector’s photo identity card (EPIC) with Aadhaar cards. All Booth Level Officers (BLO';s) of Ludhiana district would organise special camps on all polling booths on May 10 (Sunday) where they would update details such as Aadhaar card number, mobile number and email addresses of the voters. The BLO';s would remain stationed on the camps from 10 am to 5 pm.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) cum Additional District Electoral Officer Supreet Singh Gulati said that the main aim of linking Aadhaar card with EPIC is to check duplication of votes. He informed that the Election Commission of India has started a special campaign "National Electoral Rolls Purification and Authentication Programme" (NERPAP).
Gulati informed that if any person is having more than one vote in any area of the district, the voter can get it deleted by filling in form number 7 himself. He said that if any voter wants to make any correction, he can fill form number 8 and to get the vote transferred to some other address, form number 8 A can be filled.
He informed that to get EPIC linked to Aadhaar card, the voters can contact at toll free number 1950, for which he would have to provide numbers of Aadhaar card as well as of the EPIC. If the voter wants to submit his Aadhaar card by SMS, then he would have to type, ECILINK <SPACE> EPICNUMBER <SPACE> AADHAAR NUMBER and send it to 51969. Or the voter can log in to Election Commission of India website, www.eci.nic.in or at http://nvsp.in/qy.
The ADC (D) has appealed to all voters of Ludhiana district to visit the polling booths on May 10 and get their information updated between 10 am to 5 pm.
Gulati informed that as per the activity schedule issued by Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, for updating Aadhaar card numbers, mobile numbers and email ID';s, the BLO';s would carry a door to door survey from April 12, 2015 to May 31, 2015.
