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BBMP elections: draft voters’ list put up at polling stations

Staff Reporter

Final list to be published on October 15

Bangalore: To know where to cast your vote in the coming Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections, just visit the nearest polling station and check the draft voters’ list that has been put up there.

Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Urban, G.N. Nayak told presspersons here on Thursday that the draft voters’ list had been published in all the polling stations in the 40 wards coming under the district. The remaining 158 of the 198 delimited wards came under the three zones of the BBMP, he said.

In the 40 wards under Bangalore Urban, as many as 1,281 polling stations and 100 auxiliary stations had been set up. He said in areas where there were more than 1,500 voters, auxiliary booths would be set up. Meanwhile, A.M. Kunjappa, BBMP Additional Commissioner and District Electoral Officer, Bangalore Central, said that the BBMP had taken similar steps to publish the draft voters’ list in the 158 wards coming under it.

He also said that the draft list had been shared with major political parties. “People may submit suggestions or objections till October 6. The final list will be published on October 15,” he said.

He said that the BBMP Central Zone had 51 wards and 1,617 polling stations, while BBMP North Zone had 53 wards and 1,815 polling stations, and BBMP South Zone 54 wards and 1,765 polling stations.

There would be a total of 6,579 polling stations for the 65.78 lakh voters for the BBMP elections.

Heera Nayak, District Electoral Officer, said that electronic voting machines would be used in the BBMP polls. People may submit applications for being included in the voters’ list till 10 days before the last date to file nominations, as per the directions from the State Election Commission.

Appointed

He also said that Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers had been appointed for each ward. He said that the election officials had met the booth agents, political parties and local representatives and invited them to submit their suggestions and objections if any.

To know about polling stations, wards and other details, visit www.bbmpelections.info.

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