District Election Office Thoubal launched the collection of Adhar Number from existing Electors seeking registration in electoral roll.

District Election Office Thoubal today launched the collection of  Adhar Number from existing Electors or citizens seeking registration in electoral roll.

Speaking at the launching program held at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner Thoubal, DEO/DC Thoubal  A.Subhash Singh, IAS, said that the purpose of linking the electors with the Aadhar number is to avoid duplicity in the electoral roll and to have a strong and healthy electors. Giving a PowerPoint presentation at the launching program ADM Thoubal, B. Lokeshor said by using Form 6B an Electors can link with his/her Aadhar number. For this EROs and AEROs are instructed to take up necessary steps. He also said according to the ECI guidelines EROs, AEROs or any officials cannot forced the Electors to link with Aadhar number. It should be done voluntarily by the Electors. He said by using Form 6, a qualified citizen can enroll to the electoral roll . He further said that earlier the qualifying date for a citizen to enroll to the electoral roll was 1st of January only but now ECI has given four qualifying date ie.1st January,1st April,1stJuly and 1st October. The launching program was attended by EROs,AEROs, BLOs and representatives of various political parties.