Some problems and solutions

Situation 1

In AC 252, five electors are found to have entered their name in part 83 as shifted elector bearing EPICs , from other AC. Thereafter, it has been confirmed that they actually have shifted from Jharkhand and are actually now elector of part no. 83. However at the time of writing of manuscript another set of manuscript has been found on the top of that sheet part no 115 has been found to be written erroneously. So simultaneously their names have also figured in part 115 as new elector and the entries are without photographs.

Solution

Form 7 may be collected or, BLOs may be asked to verify the actual status. Thereafter on the basis of documents and after following stipulated proceedure the wrong entries may be corrected. However, one issue may be borne in mind, which is, if deletion is made the EPIC photograph also gets deleted. In the pretext of the above two situations arise.

Case 1

It may happen that the entries without photograph is in the correct part and/or section of the part where the elector is actually residing ordinarily. The duplicate wrong entries with photograph in the same/different part of the same AC

In this case, as there is provision of the ERO correcting the roll as per sec 22 of RPA 1950, the correct entries which are without photo may be deleted as first step invoking the said section of the RPA, 1950 and thereafter, the duplicate wrong entries may be corrected by moving them from wrong part/ section to the correct part/ section.

This saves our efforts on deleting an already existing EPIC and alloting another EPIC. One small problem remains that the EPIC of the wrong entry if already issued will show the incorrect adress and the elector will have to correct the address on his own initiative.

Case 2

The above situation may arise with the elector name getting duplicated in another AC. Here the incorrect entry will have to be deleted irrespective of whether there is EPIC or not.

Situation 2

A girl bearing EPIC marries into the same part but different section of the same AC. What modality to be adopted? Is form 8a to be used ?

Solution

Form 8a will not be accepted by the software as no change in part number is taking place. Often to bypass this situation the name is first deleted then the name is entered afresh. So naturally the EPIC gets deleted as well. It is not admissible. So, here form 8 for correction of elector entry is to be used. Only question remains that in this case the surname gets changed and also the linkages changes from father to husband. In the present state of the software this is allowed.