Deputy Commissioner Akash Bansal on Thursday handed over the draft electoral rolls published under the special summary revision (SSR) to representatives of political parties in the district, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date.
During the meeting, the DC handed over the rolls for all four Assembly constituencies of the district — Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi, Phagwara and Bholath. The DC stated the period for filing claims and objections began today and continue till December 11.
The claims and objections got during this period would be disposed of by December 28, while the final publication of the electoral rolls would be conducted on January 4.
He said as per the qualifying date of January 1, Bholath has 1,20,643 voters, including 61,388 male and 59,254 female electors. Kapurthala has 1,30,991 electors, including 67,130 male and 63,851 female electors; Sultanpur Lodhi 1,39,813 electors, comprising 73,173 male and 66,640 female, while Phagwara has 1,69,608 electors, including 87,405 male and 82,192 female.
The DC also appealed to electors to guarantee that their names are included in the rolls.
He encouraged eligible citizens to register themselves as electors by submitting Form-6 through the Election Commission of India’s official voter services portal at voters.eci.gov.in.
