Mysuru: Over 37, 378 applications for inclusion, deletion and transfer and transposition were received on a single day on Sunday at the Minchina Nondani or special voter enrolment drive to include voters for the forthcoming Assembly election to be held on May 12 in Mysuru district.

Of the applications, 32,896 were for inclusion of name in the electoral rolls for the first-time voter or on shifting from one constituency to another constituency (Form-6), 1,345 applications were received for deletion from the voters’ list (Form-7), 2,330 applications were for correction (Form-8) and 807 applications were received for transposition of an entry in a different place of the same constituency (Form-8A).

As many as 1,837 applications were received in Periyapatna during the special drive while 911 applications were received in K.R. Nagar, 775 in Hunsur, 2,013 in H.D. Kote, 1,641 in Nanjangud, 8,701 in Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, 5,939 in Krishnaraja Assembly segment, 4,697 in Chamaraja segment, 6,265 in Narasimharaja Assembly segment, 1,885 in Varuna, and 2,714 applications were received in T. Narsipur Assembly segment.

After screening the applications, booth level officers would visit the applicants’ houses to verify whether the applicants who have sought inclusion in voters’ list and other facilities were residing in the area mentioned in the application form.

After verification, new voters would be included and changes to electoral roll would be effected.

Applications for any of the above modifications would be accepted till Apr. 14 people whose names have not figured in the rolls can get their names included by submitting applications.

As many people would have applied for inclusion in the voters’ list without verifying whether their names were in the electoral roll or not, officials would scrutinise all applications carefully and allow genuine people to be listed in the voters’ list.