November 29, 2001
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LOK SABHA
REVISION OF VOTERS LIST
The Election Commission has informed that it has already taken a decision to revise the electoral rolls of all States and Union Territories, including the newly created States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal, with reference to January 1, 2002 as the qualifying date. Th revision of rolls has already commenced in all States and Union Territories.
The Election Commission has informed that it has been taking steps to progressively introduce electronic voting machines at elections throughout the country. These have been successfully used in the recent past during the general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Poncicherry. The question of using electronic voting machines in all future elections throughout the country will be considered by the Commission at the appropriate time taking into account all aspects of the matter.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley in a written reply to a question from Shri Dalpat Singh Parste in the Lok Sabha today.