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Ward-wise electoral rolls to be published on Nov 24
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner and District Election Officer (DEO) Dr B Janardhan Reddy clarified that the application filed for enrolment under continuous revision received after publication of electoral rolls and till the date of election notification issued by the Telangana State Election Commission shall also be disposed off as early as possible.
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner and District Election Officer (DEO) Dr B Janardhan Reddy clarified that the application filed for enrolment under continuous revision received after publication of electoral rolls and till the date of election notification issued by the Telangana State Election Commission shall also be disposed off as early as possible.
Dr Janardhan Reddy informed that the Telangana State Election Commission is contemplating to notify ordinary election to the GHMC shortly. The Telangana Ward-wise Photo Electoral Rolls of the GHMC is scheduled to be published on November 24.
The DEO said that as per the provisions of GHMC Act, 1955, any inclusions or deletions or corrections ordered by the Electoral Registration officers concerned in the Assembly electoral rolls under the jurisdiction of GHMC, on the applications filed under continuous revision under sections 22 or 23 of the RP Act, 1950 till the date of issue of election notification by the SEC shall be carried out in the respective ward-wise Photo Electoral Rolls of the GHMC.
Dr. Janardhan Reddy said that the process contemplated under sections 22 or 23 of the RP Act, 1950 is continuous in nature and it is a real challenge for the Electoral Registration Officers to process all applications filed and pass suitable orders on the same. He added that under rule 18, if the Electoral Registration Officer is satisfied as to the validity of the claim or objection, he may allow it without further enquiry after the expiry of one week from the date on which it is entered in the list.
He informed that the State Election Commission carefully considered the issue and decided to put in place a systematic mechanism to streamline the processing of applications within a fixed time frame before the issue of election notification in order to eliminate the scope for complaints and litigation. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243-K and Article 243-ZA of the Constitution of India and all other provisions enabling thereto, the TSEC has issued the necessary directions EROs of Assembly Constituencies covering the GHMC area.
