After former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash said that he and his wife had been asked by the Election Commission to prove their eligibility during the special revision of electoral rolls in Goa, the poll panel clarified on Monday that the enumeration forms submitted by the retired officer were missing mandatory information, reported PTI.
Prakash, who settled in Goa after retirement, has been marked “unmapped” on the draft rolls that were published on December 16, according to The Indian Express.
The state has over 1.8 lakh “unmapped” voters. These are persons whose names appear on the draft voter list but were not found on the 2002 rolls, when the last special intensive revision was held. They will have to attend hearings with relevant documents to retain their name on the final voter list that is due to be published on February 14.
On Sunday, Prakash said that he and his wife, Kumkum, had received notices from the Election Commission, despite a booth-level officer visiting their home thrice. The retired officer said that the BLO had not asked for additional information during the enumeration phase.
The 82-year-old also highlighted that he and his wife, 78, have been asked to appear before Election Commission officials on two different dates at a location 18 km away from their residence.
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Source: Goa SIR: EC says details missing in enumeration form of ex-Naval chief asked to prove eligibility
