A meeting regarding the publication of the Integrated Draft Electoral Roll for the Special Summary Revision was held at the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Kohima on 29th October 2024. The revision is in respect to the qualifying date of 1stJanuary 2025.
Assistant Electoral Officer, Chisho K Swu, opened the meeting with a welcome address. During the session, RhosiethoNguori, NCS Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) and Electoral Registration Officer, Kohima distributed copies of the draft electoral roll to representatives of recognized political parties and to Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in attendance.
The ADC highlighted the importance of a clean electoral process, underscoring that as citizens value fair elections, equal importance must be placed on maintaining an accurate and up-to-date electoral roll. He urged all parties to carefully review the draft roll and make any necessary corrections to ensure the integrity of the electoral roll.
Following the meeting, the Notice of Publication of Electoral Roll in Draft was issued to the Electors of the 8-Western Angami, 9-Kohima Town, 10-Northern Angami-I, 11-Northern Angami-II, 14-Southern Angami-I, and 15-Southern Angami-II Assembly Constituencies.
Notice is hereby given that the electoral roll has been prepared in accordance with the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, and a copy thereof is available for inspection at the ADC & Electoral Registration Officer’s office and at polling stations during office hours. The qualifying date for the preparation of the electoral roll is 1st January 2025.
If there is any claim for inclusion of a name in the roll or any objection to the inclusion of any name or any objection to particulars in any entry, it should be lodged on or before 28th November 2024 (Thursday) in Form 6, 7, or 8, as may be appropriate. Every such claim or objection should either be presented in the ADC & Electoral Registration Officer’s office or to the Booth Level Officer or sent by post to the address given below so as to reach on or before the aforesaid date.
An eligible citizen who is going to attain the age of eighteen years on any of the subsequent qualifying dates in the year 2025, that is to say, 1st April 2025, 1st July 2025, or 1st October 2025, may also file his or her claim for inclusion of his or her name in the roll in Form-6 in advance starting from the date of notice and the same shall be considered and decided in the respective quarter of the year with reference to the respective qualifying date.
(Molungnenla Longchar IA Kohima)
