Daijiworld Media Network - Margao

Margao, Nov 13: Women outnumber men in South Goa district, with the draft Electoral Roll published on Thursday under the Special Summary Revision (SSR)-2027 recording a total of 4,30,185 electors.

The draft roll comprises 2,23,176 female voters, 2,07,001 male voters and eight electors belonging to the third gender. A total of 5,540 names have been deleted from the electoral roll during the revision process.

South Goa District Election Officer Egna Cleetus has urged the public to verify their names and particulars in the draft electoral roll and actively participate in the revision process to ensure that all eligible citizens are enrolled.

The period for filing claims and objections will be from November 12 to December 11, 2026. During this period, eligible citizens can apply for inclusion of names, raise objections to proposed inclusions or deletions, and seek corrections or modifications in the electoral roll.

Form 6 can be used for inclusion of a name in the electoral roll, while Form 6A is meant for overseas electors. Form 7 is prescribed for objections to proposed inclusions or deletion of names, and Form 8 can be used for shifting of residence, correction or updating of entries, replacement of EPIC and marking of Persons with Disabilities (PwD).

Cleetus encouraged electors to submit their applications online through the Voters' Service Portal at https://voters.eci.gov.in or the ECINET app.

During the claims and objections period, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) will share printed lists of applications and objections with representatives of recognised political parties every week. The lists will also be made available in accordance with the Election Commission of India's instructions.

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Electoral Registration Officer can appeal to the Collector and District Election Officer, South Goa, under Section 24(a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. A second appeal against the decision of the first appellate authority can be filed before the Chief Electoral Officer, Goa.

Meanwhile, following the publication of the draft electoral roll, District Election Officer Egna Cleetus handed over copies of the draft rolls to representatives of recognised national and state political parties at a meeting held at the South Goa Collectorate on Thursday.