(1) The electoral roll for each constituency shall be prepared in the prescribed manner by reference to the qualifying date and shall come into force immediately upon its final publication in accordance with the rules made under this Act.
(2) The electoral roll for each constituency, -
(a) shall unless otherwise directed by the Election Commission for reasons to be recorded in writing, be revised in the prescribed manner by reference to the qualifying date-
(i) before each general election to a Panchayat or a Municipality; and Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
(ii) before each bye-election to fill a casual vacancy in a Panchayat or a Municipality; and
(b) may be revised in any year in the prescribed manner by reference to the qualifying date if such revision has been directed by the Election Commission:
Provided that if the electoral roll is not revised as aforesaid, the validity or continued operation of the electoral roll shall not be affected.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Election Commission may at any time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct for special revision of the electoral roll for any constituency or part of a constituency in such manner, as it may think fit:
Provided that subject to the provisions of this Act, the electoral roll for the constituency as in force at the time of the issue of any such direction, shall continue to be in force until the completion of the special revision so directed.
31. If the Electoral Registration Officer for a constituency, on application made to him or on his own motion, is satisfied after such inquiry as he thinks fit, that any entry in the electoral roll of the constituency –
(a) is erroneous or defective in any respect; or
(b) should be transposed to another place in the roll on the ground that the person concerned has changed his place of ordinary residence within the constituency; or
(c) 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 Election Commission in this behalf, amend, transpose or delete the entry:
Provided that before taking any action on a ground specified under clause (a) or clause (b) or under (c), except in the case of death of a person, the Electoral Correction of entries in electoral rolls.
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.