Poll panel extends date to register voters till Jan 12

The election commission has extended the date for registering new voters in the electoral roll to January 12.

During this period, voters can enrol their names by filling up Form 6 at all 101 Bangalore One Centres, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) ward offices, booth level offices or even online on www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in.

Objections and claims can be filled during this period. The verification of the list will also be done, said BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad at a press conference on Thursday.

The Election Commission would accept the applications until one week before the party candidates file their nominations. However, such names will not be included in the main voter's list.

The final electoral list will be published on February 20.