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| ECI to review arrangements for LS polls in J&K | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 20: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is holding high-level review of arrangements for Lok Sabha elections in the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir next week.
Official sources said that Election commission will review the election preparedness with concerned officials and adding that the Commission will suggest certain guidelines to be followed for conduct of free, fair and smooth elections.
However, sources maintained that Election Commission of India was yet to take call on holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said the Commission in the case of J&K has to obtain reports from the state election office, the State Government and finally the Union Home Ministry before deciding on whether it will hold the elections in all the three regions along with the general Lok Sabha elections.
Meanwhile, according to reports the Election Commission of India is however seriously mulling to go for parliamentary elections in Jammu and Ladakh region along with the general Lok Sabha elections in India while three parliamentary seats of Kashmir won't witness polls and would be merged with the elections for Assembly seats.
The reports said that after taking feedback from security and other top officials of the administration in the State, the ECI has agreed in principle to go for simultaneous Lok Sabha polls in the country along with Jammu and Ladakh region but not in Kashmir that has three Lok Sabha seats.
"Because of the security atmosphere, it is not feasible to hold elections in Kashmir for three Lok Sabha seats. The plan is to club parliamentary seats of Kashmir with the Assembly elections," the report has said.
The report said that in Kashmir of late, the security scenario has worsened in the wake of deadliest ever fidayeen attack on the CRPF convoy that resulted in the killing of 40 CRPF men and injuries to some two dozen paramilitary troopers. |
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