SRINAGAR: Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar Wednesday mentioned that the Fee will take a last name on holding concurrent Lok Sabha and Meeting polls in JK after thorough consultations with the safety companies and political events.
“We equally involved about LS and Meeting polls in JK,” Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar instructed a press convention in Jammu.
He mentioned that the Fee needs LS and Meeting polls quickly. “So far as holding the LS and Meeting polls concurrently, we are going to maintain thorough consultations with the safety companies and in addition get the suggestions from the political events,” he mentioned, in reply to a question whether or not the Fee intends to carry LS and Meeting polls concurrently.
Replying to a question about safety wants, the CEC of India mentioned that they are going to draw a sketch and see how a lot is the requirement for LS polls and Meeting polls. “We can even see how a lot would be the safety requirement if each elections are held concurrently,” Kumar mentioned.
He mentioned that there are 86.9 lakh voters in JK together with first time voters and voters above 100 years of age. “We are going to guarantee free and honest polls,” he mentioned. The CEC of India mentioned that incase of any mischief, violence or faux information, the identical ought to be reported on vigil portal. “Motion will observe inside 100 minutes of the importing of the grievance,” he mentioned.
Concerning the ECI group’s go to to Kashmir and Jammu, Kumar mentioned that they met varied political events in Srinagar and majority of them demanded concurrent LS and Meeting polls. “Some events complained that safety cowl of their candidates has been trimmed unnecessarily and they don’t seem to be given permissions to hold out political actions,” he mentioned.
Kumar mentioned that the difficulty of much less participation of migrant voters within the election course of additionally popped up. “Official groups will go to migrant voters in Jammu and urge them to take part in polls,” he mentioned.
He mentioned of the entire voters, there are 44 lakh male and 42 feminine voters. “The ratio is sort of the identical. There are 67,000 voters with disabilities, 77,290 voters over the age of 85, and a pair of,886 centenarians. Notably, over 3.4 lakh people are first-time voters, reflecting a vibrant and dynamic electoral panorama,” the CEC mentioned.
The CEC mentioned that victory of the poll is a pageant of democracy,” he mentioned, including that for the primary time, individuals with disabilities could have a facility to vote from residence. “A group will go to the home of disabled voter together with the candidate. Similar can be vediographed,” he mentioned.
It might recalled that the Supreme Court docket in its judgement has said that statehood to J&Okay ought to be granted and Meeting polls be held earlier than September 2024—(KNO)
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