Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore   

85 per cent booth slips distributed

COIMBATORE: Nearly 85 per cent of the voters have been given booth slips, according to District Collector and District Election Officer P. Umanath.

Speaking to reporters at the Collectorate on Sunday, he said the remaining voters would be covered in the next couple of days and that he was monitoring the progress. He earlier inaugurated a campaign to create awareness among voters.

Voters, it appeared, were confused on the document to be furnished while voting. They could furnish either the electors photo identity card (EPIC) or the booth slips given to them.

It was not necessary that they had to present the two to the presiding officer, he clarified. Dr. Umanath said this was the first election after 100 per cent EPIC had been achieved.

The voters' list was updated as the names of the dead had been removed during the recent exercise.

Applications

The district administration received 56,000 such applications. After scrutiny, 49,000 were found eligible and they were included in the list.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Ballot papers for visually challenged ready
Price rise: an election issue
Election heat picks up as poll day draws near
Vedic crematorium opened
85 per cent booth slips distributed
Campaigns exhort public to cast votes
Residents foil dumping of foundry waste
Coimbatore South: a challenge for Pongalur Palanisamy
Cyber crime case resolved
Tough fight on the cards in Sulur constituency
Paid holiday on April 13
BJP will ensure that Lokpal Bill is passed in monsoon session: Advani
Man detained under Goondas Act
Residents' welfare association comes up with wish list
Coimbatore Today

Copyright © 2011, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu