The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) resurrected the hope for polls in February next year as it said that it would work on delimiting constituencies and updating the electoral rolls side by side to ensure that the work is done in the minimum time possible, reported Dawn.
The Election Commission of Pakistan defended its move of delaying polls beyond a 90-day limit and said that the true representation of voters, contesting candidates will be impossible without fresh delimitation of constituencies and revised electoral rolls.
Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Biduri on Tuesday reviewed the progress achieved under the ongoing Special Summary Revision-2023 of Electoral Rolls in Pulwama and Shopian.
According to locals, most people in these areas have a fondness for English and name themselves or their kin after fancy English words. And, as is evidenced by some of the names on the electoral rolls, they couldn't care less about the meaning of the English words they were named after.
The Electoral Registration Officer's decision came after Rampur's BJP MLA, Akash Saxena wrote to him to remove Abdullah Azam Khan's name from the voters' list.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 12 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that those who are outsiders should not be allowed to cast their vote in the Union Territory.
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 12 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday attacked the ruling government for the Election Commission's order for registration of new voters in Jammu, stating that the value of the vote of a Jammu and Kashmir voter
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 12 (ANI): The Jammu administration on Tuesday issued an order authorising all tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue a certificate of residence to people residing in the district for more than one year.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 10 (ANI): The Electoral Registration Officers have completed the process of finalisation of electoral rolls till October 1, as per the schedule given by the Election Commission of India, stated Maneesh Garg, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) here today.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 5 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer called for an all-party meeting which is scheduled to take place on Monday at around 4 pm for the summary revision of electoral rolls.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 22 (ANI): An all-party meeting was held at the National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's residence in Srinagar over the "registration of new voters in Jammu and Kashmir. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also present for the meeting.