DGE prepares photo electoral roll for DSGMS polls

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 03 2017 | 9:07 PM IST
For the first time, the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections (DGE) has introduced photo electoral roll to bring transparency in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee polls.
Around 3.80 lakh voters will cast their votes in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections to be held on February 26.
"Of the total voters, about 60 per cent of them have been included into photo electoral roll," a senior DGE official said.
He official also said that for the first time in the DSGMC polls, voter slip will be provided to electors in order to prevent bogus voting.
Meanwhile, the DGE in an order directed the voters to produce required documents as identity proof at the time of casting their votes.
Among the documents which voters can produce are passport, driving licence, PAN Card, SC/ST/OBC certificate, Aadhar Card.

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First Published: Feb 03 2017 | 9:07 PM IST

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