List of Shifted-from-other AC by 31.12.2007

For the first time, all 294 ACs will be photo-roll ACs in our state. Any elector whose photo appears in the draft roll and whose claim for inclusion in another AC has been accepted on "shifting" grounds need not be photographed again. To retrieve his photo from the old AC, however, we need to know the name of the old AC and, of course, the EPIC number and name.

A list may therefore be made of all electors shifted in from other ACs. The EPIC number and the number/name of the previous AC as well as the name_&_relation_name must be included in the list.

The list must be faxed and emailed to us by 31.12.2007, Monday, positively. Pl email this to nathsomde@gmail.com

Merry Christmas to all!!

Tell All to Take Delivery of Undistributed EPICs

I toured several EPIC correction centres today and discovered that many new-format EPICs are yet to be distributed though many DEOs/EROs have made very good earmarked counters for distributing the new format EPICs.

People are regularly contacting us stating that they had missed taking delivery of their new-format new EPICs from the booths during the period of Claims and Objections and asking for action to be taken now to get their new EPICs.

If we don't deliver the EPICs, we won't know if there are errors. And if there are errors, these should be corrected in the correction centres - preferably by 20.12.2007.

So, please organise publicity urging people to take delivery of the EPICs from EROs/BDOs/DEOs/Spl.Camps - as the case may be.

Attention North Bengal Districts

For local elections in Assam, SEC Assam has requested for large ballot boxes on loan. They'd require about 12,000 boxes. Their elections would be in Dec 2007 itself. All costs for transportation, servicing, return would be borne by them. Pending formal approval by the Commission, we've conveyed our no-objection.
So districts in North Bengal may please chalk out a quick plan for handing over to Assam representatives the requisite number of ballot boxes. In our formal communication, we've indicated the number of ballot boxes to be made available from each district.

Defaulting "Control Table" districts

I am told that the following districts:
Jalpaiguri
Darjeeling
Murshidabad
Pashim Midnapore
Purba Midnapore
Burdwan
North 24-Paraganas
South 24-Paraganas
Nadia
Hoogly
Birbhum, and
Bankua
have not sent data - partly or fully - on (1) Section Details (2) Polling Station Details and (3) List of Polling Premises. If so, please send these IMMEDIATELY. Matter urgent.