Every polling booth in Kashmir is delicate, says SEC
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‘Adequate security measures are in place for the second phase of the District Development Council polls’
All the district constituencies witnessing polls in Kashmir on December 1 have been declared “sensitive”, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K.K. Sharma stated on Monday.
“Every polling booth in Kashmir is sensitive. However, adequate security measures are in place for the second phase of the District Development Council (DDC), in which 43 constituencies will go for polls tomorrow [December 1],” Mr. Sharma stated.
On the allegations made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti that candidates of the Gupkar Alliance had been being stopped from campaigning, Mr. Sharma stated, “No candidate is barred from going for campaigning. Ms. Mufti, being former chief minister, needs to follow security protocol.”
In the second part of DDC polling in 43 constituencies, 25 are from the Kashmir Division and 18 are from the Jammu Division. Polling will likely be carried out from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“A total of 321 candidates are in the electoral fray, including 196 from the Kashmir division and 125 from Jammu division,” Mr. Sharma added.
He stated particular polling cubicles have additionally been created for Kashmiri migrants at Jammu and Udhampur. He additionally stated that West Pakistan Refugees additionally participated in the election for the primary time.
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