ELECTION SECTION - HOOGHLY DISTRICT
Proactive Disclosures
Name of Section
District Election Department, Office of the District Magistrate, Hooghly
Mainly to conduct all types of Election to the Lok Sabha & Bidhan Sabha with all preparatory work for such election viz. Preparation of Electoral Roll, Issuance od Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Rationalization of Polling Stations, Delimitation of the Constituencies, etc.
1) Manual of election laws (R.P. Act 1950, R.P. Act 1951, R.E. Rules 1961).
2) Compendium of conduct of election.
3) Hand Book of Returning officers.
4) Manual of E.V.M. etc.
* All these Hand Books and Manuals are available at the department.
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* All forms are distributed free of cost
1) In hard copy for each Polling Station may be purchased from this office for Rs.2/- per page
2) In soft copy in the form of a CD may be purchased from this office for Rs.50/- per CD
3) An information Kiosk has been installed at the first floor of this office for instant display (using a Search Engine Software) of Electoral information free of cost.
4) The information of an individual is given by searching the Electoral Roll manually at the Election Department, which is free of cost.
Registration in Electoral Roll
New Registration, Deletion and Correction in the Electoral Roll is done as per scheduled publication date given by the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal.
a) Fresh EPIC: Form 001 – delivered free of cost.
b) Duplicate EPIC: Form 004 – for application with a G.D. of concerned Police Station. Form 002 – with a fee of Rs.25/- for duplication of EPIC.
c) In case of Fresh & Duplicate – Form 003 is issued as receipt.
The Permanent EPIC Centre is located at the District office, which remains open during the Office Hours.
Delivery of EPIC is done within 24 hours at the permanent EPIC Centre
For Electoral Roll -- For all Electoral Roll related forms that is for Form 6, Form 7, Form 8 and Form 8A: Concerned Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).
For EPIC -- For all EPIC related forms that is for Form 001,002 and Form 004: Concerned Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).
a) All related information and instructions are available online from the Election Commission of India (ECI) from their website: www.eci.gov.in
b) All related information and instructions are available online from the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal at his website: www.ceowb.org
c) All related information and instructions are available online from the District Election Officer, Hooghly District remains available during the Election Period at the District website: www.hooghly.gov.in
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