No Claims Filed Against 2.87 Lakh ASD Entries In Tirupati District
No claims or objections were filed against 2.87 lakh ASD voter entries in Tirupati district, putting them at risk of deletion from electoral rolls.
As many as 2,87,835 voters identified as absent, shifted or deceased (ASD) in Tirupati district are set to be deleted from the electoral rolls after no claims or objections were received against their inclusion in the list.
The period for filing claims and objections under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ended on Sunday. The ASD entries were identified during verification of 17,69,438 voters in the district and included voters who could not be traced, duplicate entries and deceased voters. Following the exercise, 14,81,603 voters remained on the rolls. The draft electoral rolls were published on July 31.
A large number of ASD entries were identified in the Tirupati and Chandragiri Assembly constituencies, officials said.
Meanwhile, 4.01 lakh voters have been issued notices after their names could not be mapped with the 2002 electoral rolls or discrepancies, including spelling errors, were found. The notices were issued across all seven Assembly constituencies.
Verification of around 1.40 lakh of these voters has been completed so far. Officials said second notices would be issued to those who had not responded. Claims and objections received from them would be examined and resolved by September 28. Names of voters who fail to respond within the prescribed period would also be deleted from the electoral rolls, officials said.
“We have created proper awareness among voters about the SSR process. Verification of 1.40 lakh voters has been completed so far. We will examine the objections received from voters until September 28 and publish the final electoral rolls on October 3", collector Dr. S. Venkateswar said.
The district administration also received around 4,500 applications for registration of new voters, including those who had turned 18 and those who had not previously enrolled. Another 2,000 applications were received for deletion of names and objections, while 2,600 applications sought changes or additions to addresses.
Booth-level officers began field verification of these applications on Monday. Applications for new voter registration will continue to be accepted even after the final electoral rolls are published on October 3, the district administration said.
