Eligible voters can still enroll online
Ritesh Gupta
JAMMU, Aug 21: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) PK Pole today said 30 percent of total electorates in Jammu and Kashmir are young aged between 18-29 and assured those left out of enrollment during Special Summary Revision but turned 18 on July 1, 2024 that they can still apply online and their names will be included in the supplementary lists.
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In an interview to the Excelsior News today, Pole said the statistics from the final electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir released yesterday revealed that 25 lakh voters are in the age of 18-29 accounting for 30 percent of the total.
“Youth are our future,” he remarked.
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He said those who turned 18 years of age on July 1, 2024 but couldn’t enroll themselves as voters during Special Summary Revision can still apply online for registration as voters and after verifications their names will be included in the supplementary list as main list has been finalized.
To a question, the CEO said voting percentage was good in Lok Sabha elections held in April-May this year and it will be better in the Assembly polls.
“In every Assembly constituency, there will be one polling station manned by the young staff aged between 20-25 i.e. the fresh recruits,” Pole said.
He said the facility of doorstep voting for bed-ridden people, old and those with 40 percent disability which was introduced in Lok Sabha elections will continue in the Assembly polls as well.
He added that polling stations of Kashmiri migrants will have all facilities in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi.
Meanwhile, the authorities today set up command and control centres in Jammu and Srinagar to check violations of the Model Code of Conduct in force for the upcoming Assembly elections.
The centres have been established at the offices of chief electoral officer at the twin capital cities to curb the spread of misinformation and uphold the integrity of the electoral process, an official statement said.
Round-the-clock control rooms have also been made functional in all 20 Deputy Commissioners’ offices.
The Model Code of Conduct came into force in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with the announcement of the schedule for the Assembly elections in the Union Territory.
Equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure, the command and control centres would keep a close vigil on all poll-related activities, ensuring prompt action, including against any suspected case of fake news, said the statement from the office of the chief electoral officer.
“In addition to electronic channels, the Command and Control Centre is also keeping a strict vigil on social media channels and media portals and accounts vis à vis media monitoring on such elements who may attempt to build any such narrative which can prove detrimental to the peace and tranquillity in the society, violate ECI norms of MCC applicable to all stakeholders,” it said.
Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole has appealed to all citizens and political parties to adhere to the guidelines issued by the poll panel in order to maintain the sanctity of the democratic process in the Union Territory.
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