* Special polling stations for migrant voters
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 10: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K Shantmanu today sought maximum participation of voters in the by-poll for Srinagar and Anantnag Parliamentary Constitutencies.
The CEO informed that the notification for Srinagar and Anantnag parliamentary constituencies would be issued on March 14 and March 17, 2017 respectively while the last date for filing nominations has been fixed as March 21 and March 24, 2017 respectively. The scrutiny of nominations would be done on March 22 and March 27, 2017 respectively while as the candidates can withdraw their nominations till March 24 and March 29, 2017 respectively, the CEO added.
The CEO informed that counting of votes would be held on April 15 and the election process would be completed on April 16.
The CEO said Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) would be used for conducting these by-polls and all steps have been taken to ensure that the by-polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
Shantmanu said that approximately 27 lakh voters will cast their votes in these by-elections and special polling stations have been setup at Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi for more than 73,000 migrant voters.
The CEO informed that Deputy Commissioners, Srinagar and Anantnag have been nominated as Returning Officers for their respective constituencies.
He appealed the electors of both the parliamentary constituencies to ensure their maximum participation in the by-polls for strengthening the democratic setup in the State.
The CEO said that basic facilities would be provided in all the polling stations in both the parliamentary constituencies and ensured that election process would be done with utmost care in free and transparent manner.
Director, Information & Public Relations Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy CEO, J&K Krishan Lal and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
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