Management of Electoral Roll in metro (Chennai)
Chennai District
3 Parliamentary Constituency'sNo.2 Chennai North, No.3 Chennai Central, No.4 Chennai South
16 Assembly Constituency’sNo.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
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Electors and EPIC Details
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500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
2006 2007 2008 2009
Electors
EPIC
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Problems…
n Low turn out at designated centersq Online Capturing Difficultq Willingness to travel (0.75 km)q Willingness to wait (20 minutes
Problems
Willingness to travel
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40
60
80
100
0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25
Distance (km)
%
Problems
Willingness to wait
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40
60
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100
120
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Minutes
%
Problems..
n Photo capture manual interventionq Mismatch between photosq Scanning issuesq Linking Issues
n Photo Capture through digital camerasq Availability of camerasq Linking errorsq Outsourcingq Working class
Problems..
q Weekends/ Early morning q Acceptability Women Preferred
n Reached 96%n Towards 100%
q EPIC operators/House Visitn Center Vs House visits
q Photo Collection and Scanning
Problems
n Rented Accommodationq Frequent Shifting (11
months)q Lodges, Working women’
hostelsq Owner resistance for
registeringn Tenancy rightsn Property tax
q Tenementsn Claims
Rented Households
Tenant, 27
Owner, 73
Issues
n BLOq No Territorial officerq VAO vs Municipal Staffq Diverse category
n Teachers, Engineers, Health staff etc.,
q Different educational qualificationsn SSLC to Degree
q Inadequacyn Unequal distribution
Issues
n Regular workq JE, Conservancy Inspector etc.,
n No personal contacts with electorsn No system of information collection
Quality of out put
Youth for DemocracyAge wise Projected Population and Electors
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200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
1400000
1600000
1800000
2000000
18-19 20-39 40-69 70 +
Age
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Youth for Democracy
n Enrollment of Youthq Low ? Why? How? Time?
n Capture at collegeq 64 collegesq Principal as nodal personq Association for Democracy (AFD)
n Volunteersn Red Ribbon Clubs
q Form 6 to AFDq Collection of filled forms
Youth for Democracy
n Online Birth certificatesq www.chennaicorporation.gov.in
n Awareness creationq CEO Attended College Functionsq Meeting with AFDq Red Ribbon Clubsq Impromptu adoption of skits
n Street Volunteers non college crowdq NYK, SHG
RWAs.. Effective BLO
n Resident Welfare Associationsq MSB ( Multi storied Buildings)q Residential street (ExNora)q Nagar (Locality)q 1200
n Civic Activitiesq Community civic police
n Photo Collectionq Verification by staff
RWAs…..
n Shifting informationq Left out and rented q Old & New House nosq Acts as information provider to BLO
Technology n Rented house Register your phone non Integrated Grievance redressal modulen Online forms with pic
q Interfaces Internet and Mobile technologyq 24x7; 1913q Online Registrationq Phone Registrationq SMS registrationq SMS for quick action Online registration of phone
noq 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
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