Dehradun, Chief Electoral Officer Smt. Saujanya has said that the name and description in the voter list can be verified on Voter Helpline 1950. This is a toll free number, which will be formally launched on February 1. Contact can be established on this toll free number for getting Voter I-Card made and getting information related to the BLO and polling booth. In a press conference held at the Media Centre, Secretariat, information regarding the figures of voters as per the January 31, 2019 final publication of the special brief revision of the Photo Electoral Rolls, on the basis of the qualification date of 01 January 2019, was given.
Chief Electoral Officer informed that final publication of the special brief revision has been done. But still application for enrolment in the voter list can be submitted. This is not the final voter list as elections are not announced yet. The electoral rolls will be finalized till the last date of nomination during elections. However, for the enrolment in the voter list or any amendment, the concerned person has to apply about 10 days before the last date of nomination. Instructions have been given to lay special focus on female voters and voters in the age group of 18-19 years.
Chief Electoral Officer informed that only VVPAT machines will be used. In order to give information about the EVM and VVPAT to the voters, mock poll and display programmes are being organized in the entire state.
District Election Officers have been given instructions to organise voter awareness programmes through SWEEP. Directions have been issued for transfers of officials related to the elections on the basis of the standards set by the Election Commission of India. On this occasion, EVM and VVPAT were also displayed.
Giving information regarding the figures of voters as per the January 31, 2019 final publication of the special brief revision of the Photo Electoral Rolls on the basis of the qualification date of 01 January 2019, Smt. Saujanya said that after the revision, the total number of voters in the state are 76,28,526.
The male voter are 39,84,327, female voters are 36,43,969 and transgender voters are 230. The number of voters in comparison to draft publication has increase of 65,696. The E-P ratio was 64.40 per cent in the draft, while in the final publication it is 68.30 per cent.
The sex ratio was 912 in draft, while the final publication it is 915. Total polling stations are 11235, out of which 2548 are in urban areas and 8687 are in rural areas. Similarly, the total polling station location are 8367. These include 1107 in urban areas and 7260 in rural areas It was informed that the most remote polling station is in Tharali assembly constituency 40-Primary School, Kanol and in Badrinath assembly constituency 43- Primary School Dumak.
