"Anyone
sitting anywhere in the world in front of a computer that has internet
facility can log on to www.ceo.kerala.gov.in and carry out their online
registration," chief election commissioner Nalini Netto told reporters
here.
"Once done, a registration number will be sent through an
SMS. Once the application is processed, the result of it would also be
intimated through an SMS," Netto said.
"The voters can indicate
their preference if they wish to receive the elector photo identity
card through post. All non-resident Keralites, whose name did not figure
in the electoral list, can avail the service...," said Netto.
She
said the non-resident people's names will appear under the NRI category
in the electoral list and if they are in the state when a poll is
taking place they can cast their votes.
The chief election
commissioner said the latest online registration of voters list begins
Nov 1 and it will continue till Nov 25.
This revision of the
electoral list is an annual affair, she said. "We are planning to
appoint campus ambassadors to promote awareness about this enrolment on
all the college campuses," said Netto.
According to a recent
study, the number of emigrants in 2014 from Kerala is 23.63 lakh. The
figure was 22.81 lakh in 2011, 21.93 lakh in 2008, 18.38 lakh in 2003
and 13.62 lakh in 1998.
The study also showed that 90 percent of the state diaspora lives in Middle East countries.