Handbook for Electoral Registration Officers - Election Commission ...

the person’s name is entered during continuous updation. Effectively, the person becomesa registered elector of the relevant part of the constituency thereafter. The personbecomes eligible for the following related benefits:-1. To get an EPIC, if not already issued;2. To get a new EPIC or a replacement EPIC; and3. To get a certified copy of extracts from the electoral roll.41. The first and the second benefit of getting an EPIC will be possible only after theaddition is entered in the database and there is a permanent EPIC center at thedistrict/constituency level.Certified copy of extract of electoral roll42. A certified copy of extract may be asked for by the registered elector primarily ifthe elector wants to contest any election. It may so happen that the elector may like tocontest an election from any other constituency. A certified copy of the extract can begiven once the manuscript is prepared. It may not be necessary to wait for printing of thesupplement part after data entry. It may be pertinent to mention here that the roll isrequired to be published only at the time of draft and again at the time of finalpublication. It is not necessary to publish the supplements of continuous updation to bebrought out from time to time except when an election is announced. At the time ofelection all additions, corrections, deletions and transpositions made upto the last date formaking nominations can be printed as a supplement of continuous updation to beappended to the existing roll.43. In case the supplement of continuous updation has been printed and published, theprovisions related to the sharing of extracts in case of regular roll (photo or text) as givenin paragraphs 20 to 23 under the section on ‘Inspection of electoral rolls and connectedpapers’ in chapter VI shall apply.71