Election Commission to publish finalised J&K voters’ list on Oct 31; first after delimitation exercise

As the revision of electoral rolls was not conducted for the last three years in J&K, new eligible electors could not enrol themselves in the electoral rolls, a letter from the poll panel noted

The Election Commission will publish the finalised electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir on October 31, the Union Territory’s first voters’ list after the boundaries of assembly seats were redrawn in the delimitation exercise.

In a letter to the chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir, the poll panel has given a timeline to complete various activities before the final publication of the electoral rolls on October 31.

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Officials said the voters’ list will keep getting updated as there are four cut-off dates in a year now when those turning 18 can enrol themselves as voters.

Earlier, those turning 18 on or before the first day of the year, could apply to become voters on January 1. Now, those turning 18 on or before January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 can apply to become voters.

As per existing policy, the revision of electoral rolls with reference to January 1 of the coming year as the qualifying date is carried out in later part of each year in all States and Union Territories so that the final publication of the electoral rolls could be made in the first week of January of the succeeding year.