Any overlapping polling areas?

We want to find out if there are any polling areas (ie area pertaining to a part/polling booth) that are not wholly confined within GP, ward, block, subdivision or district boundaries.

Normally, this should not happen. But we know of few exceptions.

Please locate such parts - if any - and send an AC-wise report soon.

No photos must be lost.

At least twice* we've advised all to see that all photos submitted to DOs during SRER08 should be accounted for, handed over to SLA by 31.1.2008 and scanned along with others during EPIC Campaign on 1-10 Feb 2008.

Yet, I received a report that at least in one case, someone who deposited his photos with 001C during the period of receiving Claims and Objections has been again served with a notice to appear for photography during 1-10 Feb 2008. He is, understandably, upset.

Please double-check on proper transfer of photos from DOs to SLA. We must ensure that no photos are lost.


* Memo no. 281(21)/JSSG/WBE/2008 dt 16.10.2007 and no. 11(21)/JSSG/WBE/2008 dt 15.1.2008

SMS Information System by Durgapur

SDO (Durgapur), OC(Election, Durgapur) and BIO (Andal) has just demonstrated to me a self-designed SMS Information System. It works as follows:

-SMS your EPIC number.
-Get SMS reply in few seconds with you name name, serial no / part no. etc details as contained in the electoral roll.

Team Durgapur used resources available on the web and used normal BSNL mobile phones. I appreciated their initiative. We'll put the detailed story as penned by them on our web within a couple of days.

Other districts making innovations in improving public service delivery may also share their successes with me.

Accounting For 001Cs received during DP...

Many electors (old/new) have furnished their photographs in 001C forms during the period of Claims and Objections during this Summary Revision.

We don't want to lose ANY photos and so we want a stock-taking to be done by EROs. The 001Cs should be sorted part-wise, counted and preserved - for being handed over to WTL BEFORE the EPIC campaign on 1-10 Feb 2008...To help us monitor, we've asked for AC-wise number of 001Cs so received.

All these photos+001Cs will have to be handed over to WTL under proper receipt before the EPIC campaign starts on 1 Feb 08.

Permanent EPIC Centre Database to WTL

Attention Districts JALPAIGURI, DARJEELING, UTTAR DINAJPUR, MALDA, SOUTH 24 PGNAS, NORTH 24-PGNAS, KOLKATA NW/NE/S, HOWRAH, HOOGLY & PASCHIM MIDNAPORE

We've asked for database of PECs by 3.1.2008.

Abovementioned districts may please send the data immediately.

This is needed so that CDs for EPIC campaign on 1-10 Feb 2008 can be done.

Immediate, please.

Statutory Reports on Summary Revision

Election Commission has just sent a reminder on the need for sending reports on the on-going summary revision of rolls on time.

ID-SR-2008-SR-2008-04 is one such report.

All districts to please see that the reports are sent on time to us.

All shifted electors' details received from Purulia, Bankura and U.Dinajpur only

Happy New Year to all.

Almost all districts have given at least some reports on "shifted-with-EPIC" lists. Purulia, Bankura and Uttar Dinajpur have given complete lists.

Remaining districts may please give list by 3.1.2007.

We won't accept any further lists thereafter.