GLOSSARY
Doubtful Voter – A group of voters disenfranchised by the Election
Commission of India in 1997.
Foreigner – A person who is not a citizen of India.
Gaon Burah – Village Headman appointed under the Assam
Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulations of 1945. They
are responsible for all the development and law and order related
duties in the village.
Gaon Panchayat – Self-governance body constituted under Section
5 of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 at the village level.
Irregular Immigrant – A person who has entered into India without
a valid passport or valid document or has remained beyond the
permitted time in India
Jamabandi - Revenue record in the form of a register consisting
the details of village land owners and cultivators.
National Register of Citizens – A register maintained by the
Government of India containing the details of Indian citizens
in Assam under Rule 4A of the Schedule of the Citizenship
(Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards)
Rules, 2003.
OP – This stands for Opposite Party. A person who appears before
a Foreigners Tribunal claiming to be an Indian citizen.