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.