India, July 28 -- A day after BJP leader and revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed that no new voters would be registered for 20 years once the draft voters' list is published on August 17, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday clarified that registration of voters is an ongoing process and citizens can register as voters anytime, including after publication of the draft voters' list.

While addressing a rally in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on Sunday, Bawankule said that people would not have the opportunity to register as voters for 20 years once the August 17 deadline expired.

"If you are thinking that your name is in the existing roll and it will continue to be in the list, it is not true. August 17 is the last opportunity...