Answer: A person can register as a voter after confirming that he/she is a resident in the area of the polling station. Once a person meets this requirement, then he/she should obtain a voter registration card. In case there arises a suspicion that a voter who is not a resident of the locality has been registered, there is a mechanism to sort out the issue. After voter registration is over there will be a 10 days’ time when voters’ registration roster will be open for checking by anyone. Political parties, observers, and civil society organizations can file a complaint. On top of that, voters list is kept in a central database, and the process is in place to identify double voter registration with the help of technology. Thus, the separation of voting dates does not affect the reliability of election, instead it will increase it.
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