First-of-its-kind survey underway to identify sexual minorities in Mysuru and Vijayapura Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to make the election all-inclusive, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, distributed voter ID cards to a couple of sexual minorities at a programme held at Zilla Panchayat Auditorium this morning. The DC…
DC promises Voter ID as sexual minorities
March 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K. V. Rajendra has assured to issue voter identity cards to those who are willing to identify themselves as sexual minorities. The DC, who is also the District Election Officer came out with the assurance at a meeting organised by District SVEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation) Committee at…
Special voter enrolment campaign in Colleges on Nov. 22, 23
November 17, 2022Training programme for PU and Degree College Principals and Nodal Officers held Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to make Democracy more successful, the District Administration will be conducting ‘An hour for Democracy’, a two-day unique campaign for registration of young eligible voters in all colleges across the District on Nov. 22 and 23. Addressing a training…
Day-long special drive in city to link Voter ID and Aadhaar tomorrow
August 26, 2022Door-to-door drive to create awareness about VHA Mysore/Mysuru: The Office of the Deputy Commissioner will be conducting a special drive to link Voter Identity cards with Aadhaar cards tomorrow (Aug. 27) at all the Polling Booths and Wards across the city. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, authorising the linking of Aadhaar with Voter IDs, was…
Step by step guide to link Voter ID with Aadhaar card
August 21, 2022New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a drive to link Voter Identity cards with Aadhaar cards. As per the ECI, the aim of the exercise is to establish the identity of electors and authenticate entries in the electoral roll as well as to identify if the same person is registered in…
Voter ID card-Aadhaar linking drive launched
August 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has started a drive to link Voter ID cards with Aadhaar cards in several States across the country. Accordingly, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) launched the drive in city by linking MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy’s Aadhaar card to Voters ID at first at a programme held in…
ECI enables citizens above 17 years to apply for Voter ID card in advance
July 31, 2022New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that all the Indian citizens above 17 years of age can now apply in advance to get enrolled in the voters list and not wait until the voting age of 18 years. The statement issued by ECI recently stated ‘Youngsters above 17 years can apply…
Bill to link Voter id with Aadhaar introduced in Lok Sabha
December 20, 2021New Delhi: A Bill to link Voter Ids with Aadhaar was introduced in Lok Sabha today, even as several MPs opposed it. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, however, said that the Bill is in national interest and will eradicate bogus voting. As he moved the Bill for introduction in Lok Sabha, several Opposition leaders raised objections….
Digital voter ID cards from today: How to download?
January 25, 2021New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today formally launched the Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card (e-EPIC) initiative, coinciding with the National Voters Day. Voters in India can make use of this new digital option for the five upcoming State elections. The e-EPIC is a secure Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the EPIC…
Govt. preparing law to link Aadhaar to Voter ID
January 25, 2020New Delhi: The Union Law Ministry has been working on a Cabinet note to prepare a new law after considering the Election Commission’s proposal to give it statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar numbers of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in the electoral rolls. The Ministry is working to amend the…
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