Dimapur, June 17 (EMN): District level training for BLOs on special drive for enrolment of left out 18-21 years was held on June 16 at Council Hall, Mon.
The Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Mon W. Honje Konyak, in his address appealed to BLOs of the district to work sincerely to achieve clean and healthy e-roll. He asserted that healthy and clean e-roll is required to achieve clean and fare elections in the state as desired by the people, and to achieve clean e-roll is the responsibility of the BLOs. Therefore, he appealed to the BLOs to take proper care of their respective e-roll as their own child to ensure free, fare and clean elections.
The DC further asserted that compared to projected census 2017, the enrolment of age group between 18-19 years was only 14.7%. He said that this may be due to early enrollment of young voters and urged the BLOs to conduct physical verification for age and corrections. He also stressed on age correction for old persons.
The ADC & ERO Mon, Shanava, IAS and Mono Khiam ADC Mon also address the BLOs.
In the technical session, Akheto Shohe, AEO Mon spoke on Special Drive for 18-19 years 2017 while Chanthungo Kikon, HA of Election department spoke on duties of BLOS and form filling procedures. Feedback of BLOs work 2016 was presented by Patong, LDA Election department.
