Electoral rolls to be updated every quarter

Henceforth, electoral rolls will be updated every quarter and eligible youngsters can be registered in the next quarter of the year in which he/she has attained the qualifying age of 18 years, even as the total electorate in Tamil Nadu stood at 6.12 crore — 3.11 crore women, 3.01 crore men — as per the electoral rolls released on Wednesday after continuous updation (quarter-2).

A press release from the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said the Election Commission of India has directed the youth to file their advance applications with reference to three subsequent qualifying dates — April 1, July 1, and October 1 and not just January 1.

Henceforth, the electoral roll will be updated every quarter and eligible youngsters can be registered in the next quarter of the year in which he/she has attained the qualifying age of 18 years.