Voting Round Will Begin In Jammu And Kashmir, BDC Elections Will Be Held For The First Time

In Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Governor’s administration is gearing up to complete the Block Development Council (BDC) election process by the end of October to create a three-tier Panchayati raj system. Final voter lists will be released on September 23. Action is going on on the ground surface for elections in 316 blocks of the state. Voter lists are being prepared. Notification regarding the election can be issued at any time. At this time, the draft voter lists have been issued and objections have been lodged for amendment.

According to media reports, the process of deciding the election strategy is going on. If BDC elections are to be conducted on the same day, then a notification has to be issued at least 21 days in advance. It is not difficult for the administration to conduct elections. There will be a polling station in every block headquarters of 316 blocks of the state. In such a situation, it will not be difficult to get an average of 136 votes in one block. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BBR Subrahmanyam have directed the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh that the BDC elections will be held by the end of October. In this case, complete all preparations. Nearly 43 thousand punches and sarpanch are entitled to vote to elect the president of 316 BDC in Jammu and Kashmir. Of these, 4490 are sarpanch and the rest is panch.