NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday gave an replace on preparedness for holding the Jammu and Kashmir Meeting polls stating that the election commission is engaged on it as political events recognised within the state are “battling strongly” for it.
“We’re dedicated to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir on the earliest and we is not going to let any inside or exterior forces derail the election,” Kumar stated.
A delegation from the Election Fee, headed by Kumar, is presently on a three-day go to to Jammu and Kashmir to evaluate the readiness of each the administration and safety forces for conducting the upcoming elections.
Roughly 11,838 polling stations are deliberate to be established throughout Jammu and Kashmir. Every polling station is predicted to cater to a median of 735 voters, in keeping with the CEC. He additionally stated that each one polling stations could have Assured Minimal Facility (AMF) which is able to embrace volunteers and wheelchairs assist desks, ramps, washrooms and consuming water services.
The election chief additionally additionally assured strict vigilance on heroin smuggling and drone dropping throughout borders. He additionally promised “strict enforcement over illicit liquor transportation particularly by means of borders in Kathua district”.
The fee additionally determined to supply all CCTV protection on calls for of political events.
Throughout the second day of their go to on Friday, the EC delegation, which additionally consists of Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu, engaged in discussions with Atal Dullo, the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and R R Swain, the Union Territory’s police chief, in keeping with officers.
Elections for the legislative meeting in Jammu and Kashmir haven’t taken place since 2014. The earlier meeting was dissolved in 2018, and the elections have been scheduled to be carried out within the early a part of 2019.
Nevertheless, varied components, together with a delimitation train that was accomplished in 2022, prevented the Meeting polls from being carried out after Jammu and Kashmir was divided into Union territories in August 2019.
In December 2022, the Supreme Courtroom instructed the Centre to finalize the election course of by September 30, 2024.
“We’re dedicated to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir on the earliest and we is not going to let any inside or exterior forces derail the election,” Kumar stated.
A delegation from the Election Fee, headed by Kumar, is presently on a three-day go to to Jammu and Kashmir to evaluate the readiness of each the administration and safety forces for conducting the upcoming elections.
Roughly 11,838 polling stations are deliberate to be established throughout Jammu and Kashmir. Every polling station is predicted to cater to a median of 735 voters, in keeping with the CEC. He additionally stated that each one polling stations could have Assured Minimal Facility (AMF) which is able to embrace volunteers and wheelchairs assist desks, ramps, washrooms and consuming water services.
The election chief additionally additionally assured strict vigilance on heroin smuggling and drone dropping throughout borders. He additionally promised “strict enforcement over illicit liquor transportation particularly by means of borders in Kathua district”.
The fee additionally determined to supply all CCTV protection on calls for of political events.
Throughout the second day of their go to on Friday, the EC delegation, which additionally consists of Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu, engaged in discussions with Atal Dullo, the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and R R Swain, the Union Territory’s police chief, in keeping with officers.
Elections for the legislative meeting in Jammu and Kashmir haven’t taken place since 2014. The earlier meeting was dissolved in 2018, and the elections have been scheduled to be carried out within the early a part of 2019.
Nevertheless, varied components, together with a delimitation train that was accomplished in 2022, prevented the Meeting polls from being carried out after Jammu and Kashmir was divided into Union territories in August 2019.
In December 2022, the Supreme Courtroom instructed the Centre to finalize the election course of by September 30, 2024.
