Verify age of young voters in Heirok, orders Manipur High Court

The Excessive Courtroom of Manipur has ordered verification of the date of delivery of all younger voters within the Heirok meeting constituency who look like round 18 years of age, the minimal age for voting. Such voters should produce two separate paperwork of proof of age on the polling station on Saturday, the day of voting.

Such voters might produce their passport, delivery certificates, Class-10 certificates, Aadhaar card, election identification card, or some other authenticated doc certifying the date of delivery.

The excessive court docket order got here in response to a public curiosity litigation, which alleged that there have been underaged voters on the voter checklist.

Separate verification counters might be arrange in all polling stations in order that no inconvenience is brought on to different voters, chief electoral officer of Manipur Rajesh Agrawal mentioned.

“The district election officer, Thoubal, and returning officer, 33-Heirok meeting constituency, have been instructed to take ample crucial actions. All stakeholders together with political events, candidates, BLOs, polling officers have additionally been knowledgeable accordingly,” he mentioned.