Lok Sabha elections 2024: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that the voting for the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency (PC) of Jammu and Kashmir is changed from May 7 to May 25. The decision of the election body came after it received requests from various political parties of the Union Territory (UT) requesting a change in the date of voting.
The political parties had quoted various logistic, communication and natural barrier of connectivity which turn out to be hindrance in campaigning. They added that such conditions are tantamount to lack of fair opportunities for the contesting candidates in the said parliamentary constituency which may affect poll process, the Election Commission said.
“The Commission, after considering report from UT administration as well as analyzing the ground situation prevailing in the said constituency, has decided under Section 56 of Representation of People Act, 1951, to revise the date of poll in the said Parliamentary Constituency in respect of ongoing General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024,” the ECI said in a release.
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Published: 30 Apr 2024, 08:19 PM IST