Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
lfthe Electoral Registration Officer for a constituency, on application made to him, or on his own motion, is satisfied after such enquiry as he thinks fit that any entry in the electoral roll of the constituency- (a) is erroneous or defective in any particular ; or (b) should be deleted on the ground that the person concerned is dead or has ceased to be ordinarily resident in the constituency or is otherwise not entitled to be registered in that roll- The Electoral Registration Officer shall, subject to such general or special directions, if any as may be given by the State Election Commissioner in this behalf: amend or delete the entry : Provided that before taking any action on the ground under clause ( a) or any action under clause (b) on the ground that the person concerned has ceased to be ordinarily resident in that constituency or that he is otherwise not entitled to be registered in the electoral roll of that constituency, the Electoral Registration Officer shall give the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of the action proposed to be taken in relation to him.