Tamil Nadu SIR: Final voter list to be published on February 23 after extended objections phase

The final voter list in Tamil Nadu will be published on February 23 following the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Sunday.

The poll panel said that following a January 30 order by the Supreme Court, it had displayed the list of persons in the logical discrepancies category at gram panchayats centres, public places and taluka/sub-divisional offices, including ward offices in urban areas.

“Logical discrepancies” flagged by the Election Commission during the voter list revision include mismatches in parents’ names, low age gap with parents and the number of children of the parents being above six.

The draft electoral rolls for Tamil Nadu were published on December 19. The names of 97.3 lakh persons were removed from the draft lists in the state.

In its January 30 order, the Supreme Court had directed that persons facing “logical discrepency” notices be given 10 days from the date of its display to submit their documents for verification.

On Sunday, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said that in line with the court's directives, the lists had been displayed and persons had been given 10 days to make their objections and submit documents.

Assembly elections will be held in Tamil Nadu in April or May.
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