Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation Process

Expressing strong reservations over inclusion of outside voters in Jammu-Kashmir electoral rolls, Congress said this move clearly shows that BJP has lost local support, so it wants outsiders to defeat the mandate of the people of the Union territory.

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.

Setting in motion the process of holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission has initiated the revision of electoral rolls following the delimitation exercise in the Union Territory.

Groups of residents in Jammu and Kashmir's villages will be enrolled for local defence before the Union Territory's delimitation process starts, sources have said.

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after completion of the ongoing delimitation process and statehood will be restored once situation in the union territory becomes normal, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.

The Centre should conclude the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir by February and hold assembly polls immediately after the winter, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday.

The delimitation exercise has formally begun in Jammu and Kashmir but has been faced with a deep political cynicism following the abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state and its downgrading into two Union Territories in 2019.

At PM Narendra Modi's first meeting with 14 top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir since the government scrapped its special status and downgraded it into two Union Territories, big focus was on delimitation or redrawing of constituencies.

The meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir was an important step towards development and progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, urging them to get on board with the process of redrawing assembly constituencies known a

Expressing strong reservations over inclusion of outside voters in Jammu-Kashmir electoral rolls, Congress said this move clearly shows that BJP has lost local support, so it wants outsiders to defeat the mandate of the people of the Union territory.

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.

Setting in motion the process of holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission has initiated the revision of electoral rolls following the delimitation exercise in the Union Territory.

Groups of residents in Jammu and Kashmir's villages will be enrolled for local defence before the Union Territory's delimitation process starts, sources have said.

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after completion of the ongoing delimitation process and statehood will be restored once situation in the union territory becomes normal, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.

The Centre should conclude the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir by February and hold assembly polls immediately after the winter, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday.

The delimitation exercise has formally begun in Jammu and Kashmir but has been faced with a deep political cynicism following the abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state and its downgrading into two Union Territories in 2019.

At PM Narendra Modi's first meeting with 14 top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir since the government scrapped its special status and downgraded it into two Union Territories, big focus was on delimitation or redrawing of constituencies.

The meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir was an important step towards development and progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, urging them to get on board with the process of redrawing assembly constituencies known a