Pulkundwar urges parties to help in new voter regns

Kolhapur: Pune divisional commissioner and observer for electoral roll revision Chandrakant Pulkundwar appealed to leaders of all political parties to help get voters registered and ensure the final list is clean by raising objections within the stipulated time.
Pulkundwar visited Satara, Kolhapur, and Sangli in the last two days. He met district officials and representatives of political parties as part of the ongoing summary revision of the electoral roll ahead of the state Assembly election.The final draft of the voters' list will be published on Aug 30, and objections to the list over the inclusion or exclusion of voters' names have to be registered by August 20.
Pulkundwar said the objections should be backed up by proper proof so they can be disposed of as soon as possible.
“We appeal to political parties to encourage people to register to vote. They are requested to study the draft electoral roll published recently and go through it carefully to register the objections. They should ensure the objections are submitted before August 20,” said Pulkundwar.