Nishant WarwadeDM & Collector, Hoshangabad,

MP

The population in India on 1st March 2001 stood at 1,027,015,247 persons

Almost 40% of Indians are younger than 15 years of age

In the period between 1996-2016, population in the:

– age group 15-59 will increase from 519 to 800 million

– age group < 15 yrs will decline from 353-350 million

– age group > 60 yrs will increase from 62.3 to 112.9 million

Electoral Roll of almost 700 million people!!

Generally not present in meetings. (Link)

Places where electoral roll have less names in proportion to population

Increasing awareness On publication of draft roll, active

participation is missing.

Free copy of roll not percolated down the party machinery .(Booth agent/active workers)

-migration( both out and In)-Duplicity-Deceased

11 th hour complaints Legal Mechanisms

A hard fact in rural India-Crop cutting(Rabi & Kharif)-Out migration to cities and towns

Are also mostly illiterate and unaware Are also unconcerned ,even if aware.

Tendency of Complacency-No effort to add name in new

place(Link)-Suo Motu deletion of name at

normal place of residence

House No in census are marked using non permanent markers and are mostly unknown to electors, which creates difficulties in searching. Thus a permanent Household number is desirable.

Presence of Booth level agent of Political parties with BLO can be made compulsory

All personnel drawn from different departments

Election work seen as an “additional burden”

Training and refresher courses Quasi Permanent BLO?

-retired personnel-mate of MNREGA etc.

Linking and mismatch issue Font conversion from local language

to English(Link) Uphill task of 100 % linking of rolls

with photographs(Link) Unique Identification- Super Card

common data baseelectoral rollPhoto

/information etc.