People turn out in large numbers at special voter camps

People today queued up in large numbers at special voter camps set up at 9.3 lakh polling stations across the country to enrol as voters ahead of Lok Sabha elections beginning next month.
The Election Commission had decided to hold these camps to give people a last chance to register as voters. These camps were also meant to help people check whether their names were there or not in the electoral rolls.
Terming the exercise as successful, EC officials said people in Delhi and a few other cities were queueing up till late evening and therefore, time had to be extended to help people fill up their forms.

No exact figures were available on as to how many forms were received, officials said, adding, the exact data would be available by Tuesday.
While existing voters checked whether their names in the voters' list were correct, new voters enrolled themselves by filing up the 'Form 6' on the spot at the camps.
The Lok Sabha elections will be held between April 7 and May12, spread over nine days, in the highest number of phases so far in the country. Counting of votes in all the 543 constituencies involving an electorate of 81.4 crore will be done on May 16.