The Election Commission has urged the voters to verify and authenticate their existing details on the electoral rolls and get their names included, deleted or corrected. This will be done as part of the 45-day Electors Verification Programme (EVP) that the EC is carrying until October 15.

Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B. Rupesh hasasked voters in the district to verify their names on the electoral rolls so as to rectify mistakes and also to add missing names ahead of the special revision of electoral rolls scheduled in 2020.

The verification can be done either through the voters’ helpline app available on GooglePlay or through the national voter service portal https://www.nvsp.in.

Ms. Rupesh told reporters here the Election Commission of India (ECI) had directed all district electoral officers in the country to undertake an electors verification programme (EVP) from September 1 to October 15. Booth-level officers will visit every household to verify the voter list till September 30. The step was taken following several complaints of mistakes in names, missing names, etc., by the EC.

Voters can also dial 1950 helpline to get assistance. People can visit Bapuji Kendras located in gram panchayat offices and Atal Janashree Kendras of the Revenue Department to verify their details and incorporate the corrections in the electoral list.

People can verify their name, date of birth, photo, address and other details. If every detail is correct, they can mark it as verified. If corrections are required, then they have to submit Form 8 along with a copy of identity documents approved by.

The process will include standardisation of addresses, and update of age group-wise projected population details.