JK News Today
Jammu, October 07
A wide ranging optimism has filled the air after the Union home Minister Amit Shah’s three day visit that concluded on Wednesday that much-awaited Assembly elections could be held in March-April next year as much of the work needed for the polls- the delimitation of constituencies has been done , and the electoral rolls are undergoing revision .
The electoral rolls revision for 90 constituencies , as notified by the Delimitation Commission report submitted on May 5 this year , is scheduled to be completed by November 25 this year , in which all the sections that had no voting rights in the previous elections due to their ineligibility imposed by Article 370 , will be included as the constitutional provision has been dumped once and for all in August 2019.
The government is enthused by the fact that the people are getting connected to the benefits that have flown to Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 abrogation – there has been unprecedented arrival of tourists, 1.62 crore until this point of the year , pace of developmental activities and the people are
With the Election Commission expected to complete the preparatory process by November-end, there is “growing optimism” that elections could be held in the Union Territory by next summer, official sources said..
