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Trouble making voterlist due to corona, elections are going on in many bodies including Premnagar, Saargarh, Khairagarh, Shivpurcharacha in December

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Municipal corporations and nagarpalikas and nagar panchayats of Bhilai, Risali, Birgaon, etc. in the state, elections in December can be postponed. Actually, the reason is the voter list. Due to Corona creating voter list in many districts, There is a lot of difficulty in the work of revision and claim objections. Because of this, it is indicated that the body elections may go ahead. On July 23, Bhaskar feared that if the situation deteriorated due to Corona, the civic elections could be postponed. At present, the State Election Commission is reviewing the corona and the situation arising from it. However, no such announcement has been made by the State Election Commission. Despite this, according to sources in the commission, the collectors of several districts have reported to the Chief Election Commissioner of the state Thakur Ramsingh about the problems faced by the voterlist due to the Corona crisis. It is known that voter list is the biggest basis for holding elections. If this is not done then it is not possible to hold the election. Voterlists revising, adding names, For claims objections, the booth level officers in schools are sitting according to the timetable issued by the BLO Commission. Schools have been converted into quarantine centers or health camps. Voter list teachers and other staff are also engaged in corona duty. Before any announcement, Chief Commissioner Ramsingh will talk to the collectors of Raipur, Korea, Raigad, Raipur, Durg, Bemetra, Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Sukma and Bijapur. Elections are also to be held in some municipalities and nagar panchayats, including Municipal Corporation Birgaon, Bhilai and Risali. The date of these bodies is due till December. Elections are also to be held in December in several places including Premnagar, Saargarh, Khairagarh, Shivpurcharacha. Will talk to the collectors of Sukma and Bijapur. Elections are also to be held in some municipalities and nagar panchayats, including Municipal Corporation Birgaon, Bhilai and Risali. The date of these bodies is due till December. Elections are also to be held in December in several places including Premnagar, Saargarh, Khairagarh, Shivpurcharacha. Will talk to the collectors of Sukma and Bijapur. Elections are also to be held in some municipalities and nagar panchayats, including Municipal Corporation Birgaon, Bhilai and Risali. The date of these bodies is due to December. Elections are also to be held in December in several places including Premnagar, Saargarh, Khairagarh, Shivpurcharacha.

Electoral preparations have already started due to corona and lock-down with a delay of about one and a half months. There are now fourteen municipal corporations in the state. Risali has emerged as a new municipal corporation under delimitation. Before the Risali Municipal Corporation, there are Raipur, Birgaon, Jagdalpur, Bilaspur, Raigad, Durg, Bhilai, Bhilai-Charauda, ​​Rajnandgaon, Ambikapur, Korba, Dhamtari, Chirmiri Municipal Corporation in the state.

When was it supposed to be done, the
commission asked the local bodies of the state to create a voter list with photos for sub-election. Photo Voterlists will be created for municipalities based on the reference date of 1 January 2020. The electoral roll was to be initially published on 9 September after all procedures. Electoral rolls were to be made available to recognized political parties after publication. Till 18 September, it was time for the objections to be claimed. The claim objection was to be resolved by 23 September. The date for the final publication of the electoral roll was October 12.

There is a provision in the rules, if the
Election Commission cannot conduct elections under any circumstances, then due date, elections can be held. It also has a provision in the rules. Dr. Sushil Trivedi, former State Election Commissioner of the state also confirmed this. Elections can be carried forward if a natural disaster or law and order situation arises. Preparation of voter list is very important for the election. Court orders of many states are also in this regard. It may be known that earlier elections to the bodies of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have also been moved.

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