Jammu-The Election Fee will determine on holding Lok Sabha and Meeting elections collectively or individually in Jammu and Kashmir after reviewing the safety state of affairs and suggestions from stakeholders, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated right here on Wednesday.
He additionally rejected criticism in regards to the “delay” in holding meeting elections within the Union Territory, saying delimitation and crucial legislative processes had been accomplished by December 2023 solely.
“The adjustments occurred in December 2023 and we’re in March We all know our obligations and we’re additionally conscious that there needs to be no political vacuum and the elections needs to be held sooner,” he advised reporters earlier than wrapping up his three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir to evaluate the preparedness for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
He stated the Fee had taken suggestions from stakeholders together with political events, safety businesses and administration on holding meeting elections with the upcoming basic elections.
“We reviewed whether or not the 2 elections shall be held collectively or one after one other. We’ll determine after reviewing the safety state of affairs and taking the suggestions.
“We’ve got taken suggestions from everyone about how a lot safety is required. Every candidate wants safety cowl (in J-Okay) so it (holding elections collectively) may have safety implications,” the CEC stated.
Kumar stated the Fee is equally involved about meeting and parliamentary elections.
“We had a gathering with representatives of nationwide and regional political events and questions had been raised in regards to the delay in holding of meeting polls. I wish to make clear that there was no delay on the a part of the Election Fee,” Kumar stated.
He stated the J-Okay Reorganisation Act got here in 2019 adopted by a delimitation fee which accomplished its train in 2022, recommending a rise of meeting seats from 107 to 114 together with 24 seats for residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
“Now we’ve 90 meeting seats together with 9 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There was no likelihood of holding elections as there was a dissonance between the J-Okay reorganisation act and the delimitation.
“We’ve got to deliver them collectively and that occurred in December 2023 within the type of the J-Okay Reorganization (Modification) Act,” he stated.
Kumar stated the amended act additionally included the advice of the delimitation fee to order two seats for migrants together with a girl and one other provision of 1 nomination for displaced individuals from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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