Election officials on Friday came out with a set of measures for preventing ‘duplicate/multiple voting’ during the April 6 Assembly polls in the State.
The thumb impression and the photograph of voters on the list of Absent, Shifted, Dead/Duplicate (ASD) entries in the electoral rolls will be taken when they visit the polling station to cast their vote.
The thumb impression will be taken irrespective of the voter’s signature. The photograph will be captured and preserved for future reference. Polling officials have also been directed to obtain a declaration from voters in this category.
Presiding officers have been instructed to follow the SOP, prescribed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), before permitting the voter to exercise his/her franchise. Further, electors will be permitted to vote only after the indelible ink mark on the finger has fully dried.
Election officials had conducted a “thorough field verification” and came up with a list of ASD entries on the…