Management of Electoral Roll in metro (Chennai)

Chennai District

3 Parliamentary Constituency'sNo.2 Chennai North, No.3 Chennai Central, No.4 Chennai South

16 Assembly Constituency’sNo.11 R.K.Nagar, No.12 Perambur, No.13 Kolathur, No.14 Villivakkam, No.15 Thiru-vi-ka Nagar(SC), No.16 Egmore(SC), No.17 Royapuram, No.18 Harbour, No.19 Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, No.20 Thousand lights, No.21 Anna Nagar, No.22 Virugambakkam, No. 23 Saidapet, No.24 Thiyagaraya Nagar, No.25 Mylapore, No.26 Velachery

Chennai Corporation having 10 zonal Offices and 155 Wards

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Electors and EPIC Details

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Problems…

n Low turn out at designated centersq Online Capturing Difficultq Willingness to travel (0.75 km)q Willingness to wait (20 minutes

Problems

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Problems..

n Photo capture manual interventionq Mismatch between photosq Scanning issuesq Linking Issues

n Photo Capture through digital camerasq Availability of camerasq Linking errorsq Outsourcingq Working class

Problems..

q Weekends/ Early morning q Acceptability Women Preferred

n Reached 96%n Towards 100%

q EPIC operators/House Visitn Center Vs House visits

q Photo Collection and Scanning

Problems

n Rented Accommodationq Frequent Shifting (11

months)q Lodges, Working women’

hostelsq Owner resistance for

registeringn Tenancy rightsn Property tax

q Tenementsn Claims

Rented Households

Tenant, 27

Owner, 73

Issues

n BLOq No Territorial officerq VAO vs Municipal Staffq Diverse category

n Teachers, Engineers, Health staff etc.,

q Different educational qualificationsn SSLC to Degree

q Inadequacyn Unequal distribution

Issues

n Regular workq JE, Conservancy Inspector etc.,

n No personal contacts with electorsn No system of information collection

Quality of out put

Youth for DemocracyAge wise Projected Population and Electors

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Youth for Democracy

n Enrollment of Youthq Low ? Why? How? Time?

n Capture at collegeq 64 collegesq Principal as nodal personq Association for Democracy (AFD)

n Volunteersn Red Ribbon Clubs

q Form 6 to AFDq Collection of filled forms

Youth for Democracy

n Online Birth certificatesq www.chennaicorporation.gov.in

n Awareness creationq CEO Attended College Functionsq Meeting with AFDq Red Ribbon Clubsq Impromptu adoption of skits

n Street Volunteers non college crowdq NYK, SHG

RWAs.. Effective BLO

n Resident Welfare Associationsq MSB ( Multi storied Buildings)q Residential street (ExNora)q Nagar (Locality)q 1200

n Civic Activitiesq Community civic police

n Photo Collectionq Verification by staff

RWAs…..

n Shifting informationq Left out and rented q Old & New House nosq Acts as information provider to BLO

Technology n Rented house Register your phone non Integrated Grievance redressal modulen Online forms with pic

q Interfaces Internet and Mobile technologyq 24x7; 1913q Online Registrationq Phone Registrationq SMS registrationq SMS for quick action Online registration of phone

noq Updating of the status

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Suggestion Linking with AADHAR (UID)

AADHAR to be included in elector roles extra column Phone with biometric id so polling personnel can be

reduced

Exclusive Election Staff as B.L.O Continuance Updation throughout the Year Online search facility

Multiple search Online Form with photo

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