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He mentioned the postal ballots will likely be despatched by way of pace submit to the voters by the ARO Migrant, Jammu. (Photograph: PTI file)
The spokesperson mentioned the EC has suggested the migrant voters to ship their Type M for voting in individual at any of the “particular polling stations” or Type 12C for utilizing postal ballots to the ARO involved
The Election Fee (EC) has introduced a complete scheme for Kashmiri migrants to train their franchise within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, persevering with with the previous observe of voting by way of postal ballots and particular polling stations in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi. The scheme is supposed for all of the voters of the Baramulla, Srinagar and Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituencies in Kashmir who had migrated due to compelling circumstances and are quickly residing in varied locations outdoors their locations of strange residence, an official spokesperson mentioned on Saturday.
He mentioned the EC has issued two notifications, categorising the Kashmiri migrants as “specified” and “notified” voters. The Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir will likely be held in 5 phases — on April 19 (Udhampur) and April 26 (Jammu) within the Jammu area, and on Could 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), Could 13 (Srinagar) and Could 20 (Baramulla) in Kashmir. The counting of votes will likely be taken up on June 4.
The spokesperson mentioned 26 particular polling stations — 21 in Jammu, one in Udhampur and 4 in Delhi — will likely be arrange for the Kashmiri migrant voters who’re residing at varied reduction camps and who decide to solid their votes in individual by way of digital voting machines. Any migrant voter aside from those that would decide to vote in individual can avail the choice to vote by way of postal ballots by submitting up Type 12C, the spokesperson mentioned.
All the applying varieties (Type 12C) duly stuffed in, requesting for postal ballots, should attain the assistant returning officer in Jammu 10 days earlier than the date of polling in every part, the spokesperson added. Moreover, the EC has additionally notified 4 assistant returning officers (AROs) — assistant commissioner, reduction (migrant), Jammu, assistant commissioner, panchayat, Udhampur, deputy director, horticulture, planning and advertising, Delhi, and the deputy secretary within the workplace of the resident commissioner, New Delhi — to help the returning officers of the three Lok Sabha constituencies of Kashmir within the work regarding the “specified” and “notified” electors.
The spokesperson mentioned the EC has suggested the migrant voters to ship their Type M for voting in individual at any of the “particular polling stations” or Type 12C for utilizing postal ballots to the ARO involved in order that the paperwork attain them 10 days earlier than the polling date. They’ll additionally drop their utility varieties and afterward, their marked postal poll papers within the particular letter bins, which will even be obtainable on the workplaces of all of the AROs.
Moreover, the EC has prolonged an internet facility for the migrant voters residing at varied locations aside from Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi to obtain Type M and Type 12C from the ballot panel’s web site or the Voter Providers portal. After filling up the varieties, these voters shall method the workplace of the electoral registration officer (ERO) of the constituency the place they’re residing presently, anyplace within the nation, the spokesperson mentioned.
He mentioned the EROs can have entry to the main points of the migrant voters enrolled in several parliamentary constituencies (Meeting segment-wise) in Kashmir by way of ERO-Web. The ERO involved, after verifying the main points in Type M, will scan and add the identical to electronically transmit to the AROs, Migrant in Delhi, Jammu and Udhampur for additional mandatory motion, he mentioned, including that the arduous copies so uploaded shall even be despatched to the AROs, Migrant in Delhi, Jammu, and Udhampur because the case could also be.
Equally, the ERO involved will confirm the main points in Type 12C, signal the certificates in Half-II of the shape and scan and add it to electronically transmit the identical to the ARO, Migrant in Jammu, who will take additional mandatory motion to ship the postal poll to the elector involved. The arduous copies so uploaded are to be despatched to the ARO, Migrant in Jammu, the spokesperson mentioned. He mentioned the postal ballots will likely be despatched by way of pace submit to the voters by the ARO Migrant, Jammu.
The voters can ship the polled postal ballots by way of pace submit to the returning officer involved of the parliamentary constituency. The price of pace submit will likely be paid by the RO involved.
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