J&K May Get 25 Lakh New Voters Including Outsiders, Local Parties Hit Out

Thursday, 18 August 2022newsdesk

Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get around 25 lakh additional voters including outsiders after the special summary revision of electoral rolls being held for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370, an election official said on Wednesday.

New Delhi, 18 August 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The announcement by the Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar drew an angry reaction from former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti who attacked the Centre, saying this will not help the BJP when the people of J&K are given the chance to vote. Mr Kumar described the ongoing exercise to complete the special summary revision of electoral rolls by November 25 as a "challenging task". The massive exercise is going on to ensure that all the eligible voters including those who will attain the age of 18 years on October 1, 2022 or earlier are enrolled to provide an "error-free" final list, the chief electoral officer told reporters.

Source - NDTV