Ramban, July 27 : Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Information and Technology Department, Prerna Puri who is also designated Electoral Roll Observer for District Ramban, today reviewed the progress of ongoing Second Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2024, with respect to 1st July 2024 as the qualifying date.
District Election Office Ramban Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary briefed the Roll Observer about the latest achievement during 2nd SSR in the district through a PowerPoint presentation. It was informed that in the district 17 new polling stations have been created as per the ECI norms making a total of 365 polling stations across the district for 219711 eligible voters. The District has two Assembly Constituencies, 54- Ramban and 55- Banihal. It was further given out that Gender Ratio of Electors in the district is 925 and Age Cohort is 100%. The Observer was apprised that till date 766 new voters have been added in the district during ongoing SSR, till today. Further, the District has disposed off 1581 claims and objections pertaining to addition, deletion and transposition.
During the review meeting, Puri applauded the efforts of the district administration for maintaining the highest standards in ensuring the accurate, inclusive and error free Photo Electoral Roll, which is the prerequisite of healthy democracy. She assessed the progress made so far and emphasized the need for meticulous and timely completion of the revision process. She stressed the importance of maintaining accuracy and inclusivity in the electoral roll.
Puri also interacted with district officials, EROs and AEROs to understand the revision process and offered guidance to address the grievances with due diligence and promptness for healthy and robust Photo Electoral Roll. During her visit here, Ms Puri also inspected 24×7 High-tech District Control Room established in the district administrative complex, Maitra
The Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll is being carried out to ensure that all eligible citizens are enrolled in the electoral roll and have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote.
The meeting was attended by Dy District Election Officer Ramban Abdul Jabar, ACR (ERO) Ramban S Harpal Singh, SDM (ERO) Banihal Rizwan Asgar, ACP Ramban (Nodal Officer SVEEP) Ashfaq Khanji, AEROs, DIO DIPR Ramban and other Concerned officials. With Puri’s guidance and oversight, the district administration is committed to completing the revision process efficiently and effectively.