Draft voter lists handed over to political parties, special camps announced

Following the primary publication of voter lists in Punjab, the election administration has started handing over copies and CDs of voter lists to representatives of various political parties. Along with this, dates for special camps to add new voters and make corrections at polling stations have also been announced.

Mansa District Election Officer Navjot Kaur said that copies of the photo voter list prepared based on the qualifying date of January 1, 2027, have been handed over to the leaders of political parties. She appealed to the political parties to get these lists verified through their booth level agents so that no eligible voter is left out.

According to the District Election Officer, special camps will be set up by booth level officers at all polling stations on November 22 and December 6. In these camps, Form Number 6 can be filled for new voter registration, Form Number 8 for modification in previously recorded details, and Form Number 7 for deletion of name in case of death or change of address of a voter.

Meanwhile, representatives of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Aam Aadmi Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, CPI (M) and Congress party attended the meeting.

Earlier, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra had released draft voter lists for all 117 assembly constituencies of the state. The Election Commission has set a deadline till December 11 for filing claims and objections on the voter list.

The disposal of received claims and objections will be completed by December 28. After all verification, the final voter list will be published on January 4, 2027.

Key developments

• Copies and CDs of draft voter lists handed over to political parties
• Special camps to be held at polling stations on November 22 and December 6
• Last date to file claims and objections is December 11
• Disposal of all claims will be done by December 28
• Final voter list will be released on January 4, 2027