Postal ballot scheme to come in handy for Kashmiri migrants
11-November-2020

A mechanism has been put in place for the successful implementation of the Postal Ballot Scheme in the ensuing District Development Council (DDC) elections, and panchayat and municipal bypolls to ensure maximum participation of Kashmiri migrants and absentee voters, an official said on Tuesday.

State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma had last week announced an eight-phase election to the 20 DDCs in the union territory beginning November 28 in the first major electoral exercise since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. The counting of votes will be taken up on the same day.

The byelection to the vacant panchayat and municipal seats will also be held simultaneously. The information was given at a review meeting chaired by Sharma here to discuss the implementation of the Postal Ballot Scheme for Kashmir migrants and the absentee voters, the official said. The government had in October amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for the setting up of DDCs in each district .