PG Bhat | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Are you a teacher? Register as a voter now!

October 22, 2013 PG Bhat

Only 10 days left to register in the voter list for Teachers’ constituency. The final draft will be published in January 2014 for the Jun 2014 election.

Refining voter list not rocket science, needs only will power

September 24, 2013 PG Bhat

Some of the voter records in Bangalore are duplicated within the same voter list, in some other voter list within the constituency, in other constituencies of the state or in other states.

Voter registration drive continues

March 11, 2013 PG Bhat

With 7.5 lakh voters enrolled themselves in the list, in December-January alone, there is steady progress. However the buggy process has not changed much.

New Bangalore voter lists throw up absurd data

February 4, 2013 PG Bhat

Over 13000 voters with more than one wife and close to a hundred above the age of 120 – data extracted from the most recent voter lists released on 28th January reveal gross inaccuracies!

New voter lists: Lakhs still missing!

February 3, 2013 PG Bhat

The Chief Electoral Officer has published a new set of voters’ lists for Bangalore on 28th January, 2013, but lakhs of legitimate voters are yet to find a place in the rolls

New revision of electoral rolls on Jan 28th

January 22, 2013 PG Bhat

Election Commission has accepted almost 10 lakh new applications, identified about 12 lakh errors and deleted 65,000 duplicate records. That’s encouraging, but…

Large scale changes in voter list: Is the CEO concerned?

November 18, 2012 PG Bhat

The CEO of Karnataka disagreed with allegations that 30% of voter names were removed from the rolls in Basavanagudi. He is right – the deletions were close to 36.36%. He said “over 53,000 names” were added to the rolls – right again! 3,99,299 voters were added.

Tryst with democracy – the CEO Way

November 5, 2012 PG Bhat

With over one million names deleted from the rolls of Bangalore districts alone, why is the onus on citizens to check if their name is on the rolls.

Governance

Check if your name still exists on voter rolls!

November 1, 2012 PG Bhat

If you have voted in previous elections, have a voter ID card, and have not shifted your residence, still your name may have been deleted from the electoral rolls. Please verify and restore your name if deleted.

Voter turned OUT

October 24, 2012 PG Bhat

The citizen needs to see the advantages of voting outweigh the disadvantages! Part 2 of a series of articles on the status of electoral rolls and what we can do to improve it.

Governance

If you don’t vote, will it be ‘by the people’?

October 22, 2012 PG Bhat

Voter turnout is based on the number of voters enrolled. When the quality and completeness of electoral roll itself is suspect, what does it mean? Part 1 of a series of articles on the status of electoral rolls and what we can do to improve it.