Management of Electoral Roll in metro Chennai

Management of Electoral Roll in metro (Chennai)

Chennai District § 3 Parliamentary Constituency's No. 2 Chennai North, No. 3 Chennai Central, No. 4 Chennai South § 16 Assembly Constituency’s No. 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 2

Electors and EPIC Details 3

Problems… n Low turn out at designated centers q q q Online Capturing Difficult Willingness to travel (0. 75 km) Willingness to wait (20 minutes

Problems

Problems

Problems. . n Photo capture manual intervention q q q n Mismatch between photos Scanning issues Linking Issues Photo Capture through digital cameras q q Availability of cameras Linking errors Outsourcing Working class

Problems. . q q n n Weekends/ Early morning Acceptability Women Preferred Reached 96% Towards 100% q EPIC operators/House Visit n q Center Vs House visits Photo Collection and Scanning

Problems n Rented Accommodation q q q Frequent Shifting (11 months) Lodges, Working women’ hostels Owner resistance for registering n n q Tenancy rights Property tax Tenements n Claims

Issues n BLO q q q No Territorial officer VAO vs Municipal Staff Diverse category n q Different educational qualifications n q Teachers, Engineers, Health staff etc. , SSLC to Degree Inadequacy n Unequal distribution

Issues n Regular work q n n JE, Conservancy Inspector etc. , No personal contacts with electors No system of information collection Quality of out put

Youth for Democracy Age wise Projected Population and Electors 12

Youth for Democracy n Enrollment of Youth q n Low ? Why? How? Time? Capture at college q q q 64 colleges Principal as nodal person Association for Democracy (AFD) n n q q Volunteers Red Ribbon Clubs Form 6 to AFD Collection of filled forms

Youth for Democracy n Online Birth certificates q n Awareness creation q q n www. chennaicorporation. gov. in CEO Attended College Functions Meeting with AFD Red Ribbon Clubs Impromptu adoption of skits Street Volunteers non college crowd q NYK, SHG

RWAs. . Effective BLO n Resident Welfare Associations q q n Civic Activities q n MSB ( Multi storied Buildings) Residential street (Ex. Nora) Nagar (Locality) 1200 Community civic police Photo Collection q Verification by staff

RWAs…. . n Shifting information q q q Left out and rented Old & New House nos Acts as information provider to BLO

Technology n n n Rented house Register your phone no Integrated Grievance redressal module Online forms with pic q q q q Interfaces Internet and Mobile technology 24 x 7; 1913 Online Registration Phone Registration SMS registration SMS for quick action Online registration of phone no 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 20