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etained only at one location where he/she is ordinarily residing (in consultationwith him/her) and deleted from the other location. Such deletions would form part of thesupplement (of deletions) of continuous updation and should form part of the draftpublication of rolls under summary revision, in case the draft roll is not anintegrated one.24. A check of the presence of names of MPs and MLAs: EROs should checkfor the presence of names of MPs and MLAs in the rolls as well as for the removal ofnames of disqualified persons (as explained in case of intensive revision in Para 13above). Corrective action must be taken following the due process of law before any draftpublication under summary revision process as part of run-up to draft publication.25.1 Preparation of supplement of continuous updation: Subsequent to the lastfinally published rolls, there may have been received some claims for inclusions,objections for deletions, corrections and transpositions in Forms 6, 7, 8, and 8A under theprovision of continuous updation of the electoral rolls. Therefore a list of amendmentsdue to such continuous updation after the previous final publication of the rolls has to beprepared. This list should contain only such names that have been ordered to be includedor deleted by ERO or the CEO (appeal cases under Section 24 of RPA 1950). Thissupplement should be written, as in the case of intensive revision, for each part of therolls. If there are no entries in any of the parts, the entry “nil” should be made under thatheading. Before publication of the draft rolls, these inclusions, deletions and correctionsshould be finalized and a supplement thereof prepared. It has to be published along withthe draft publication, in case the draft roll is not integrated (Draft rolls shall be integratedonly in the election year or on specific directions of the commission in this regard).25.2 Integration of Supplements and Preparation of Integrated Rolls: Inthe year when general election to the state assembly or the parliament is due, the roll andits supplements should be integrated into one basic roll and published as draft. In nonelectionyears, the basic roll from previous years along with all its supplement(s) fromprevious years should be published together, without integration, as the draft roll. Thus,integration of components of the electoral roll in force into one roll is not necessarybefore draft publication every year unless specified by the ECI in its revision order.However, in case of an election year the existing electoral roll with all itssupplements shall first be integrated into one roll and then published as the draftroll.26. Disposal of Claims/Objections during the revision process and printing ofsupplements in case of any bye election or municipal elections: As per theprovisions of sections 21(2) and 21(3) of the Representation of People Act, 1950, thevalidity of the existing electoral roll does not get affected and the existing electoral rollcontinues to be in force until the completion of the revision ordered by the ElectionCommission under Sections 21(2) or 21(3). Therefore, during the process of revision ofelectoral rolls, the persons who fulfill the qualifications for inclusion of their names withreference to the earlier qualifying date, shall be eligible to apply for such inclusion undersection 23 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. Likewise, the provisions ofsection 22 providing for deletion, correction or transposition of entries also apply duringthis process of revision. If a person applies for inclusion of name in the draft electoral rollunder revision, who is otherwise eligible to be included in the existing roll, then such25