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| ECI notification diminishes chances of Assembly polls | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: Notification issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) diminished the chances of the maiden assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The ECI has ordered a special summary revision of photo electoral rolls in all the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in J&K with January 2024 as the qualifying date.
In this regard, a notice has been issued by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, P K Pole.
The notice issued by the CEO of J&K is a clear indication that the chances of maiden assembly elections in the Union Territory are bleak as the summary revision is a time-consuming exercise.
The last assembly elections in the erstwhile state of J&K were held in November-December 2014 in which BJP emerged as a strong force by winning 25 seats in the 87-member House.
After the BJP dumped the PDP on June 19, 2018, the erstwhile state plunged into political instability. On November 21, 2018, the then Governor Satya Pal Malik had dissolved the assembly, and central rule was imposed in J&K.
The second time during the last year the ECI has initiated an exercise of summary revision. As per the notice, the timeline for publication of the integrated draft electoral roll is 27-10-2023 while the timeline period for filing claims and objections is 27-10-2023 to 09-12-2023.
The special campaign dates are 04-11-2023, 05-11-2023, 18-11-2023 and 19-11-2023. The notice further read that the timeline for disposal of claims and objections is 26-12-2023 while as timeline for final publication of the electoral roll is 05-01-2024.
“The Draft Photo Electoral Rolls-2024 will be available at District Headquarters/Tehsil Offices/Offices of Srinagar and Jammu Municipal Corporations/ Booth Level Officers at Polling Station level and on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K for the information of all concerned”, the notice read.
“Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (Migrant) in Delhi, Jammu & Udhampur shall receive the claims and objections from the Kashmiri migrants living within their jurisdiction as per the schedule mentioned above”, it added.
The notice further read that all individuals who are 18 years of age or above as of 01-01-2024 can get their names enrolled in the electoral rolls by filing Form No. 6 used for the registration of new electors.
It said that Form-7 can be used for objections to proposed inclusion/for deletion of name in the existing electoral roll, Form-8 can be used for multiple purposes like correction of any particulars in the roll, shifting of residence (within or outside constituency), replacement of EPIC, and marking of a person with disability and Form 6B can be used for capturing Aadhaar number of the existing electors.
Earlier the Election Commission of India has completed the exercise of revising the existing electoral rolls on November 25, 2022, by incorporating youngsters who have attained the age of 18 years on October 1, 2022, or earlier in the new voter lists. |
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