The Election Commission of India (ECI) has established special polling booths at different locations in the capital for Kashmiri migrants residing in Delhi to cast their votes in person for the Lok Sabha elections.
These booths have been established at Kashmir Resident Commission, 5 PR Road New Delhi, Kashmir Kissan Ghar BR-2 Shalimar Bagh Delhi, Arwachin International Public School Pocket F Dilshad Garden, Delhi and GGSSS Paprawat Najafgarh in Delhi.
The Election Commission of India, has instructed for providing free of cost to and fro transportation facility for Kashmiri migrants eligible to cast their ballots in these special booths.
With an aim to extend requisite support and help to the Kashmiri migrant voters, the office of AERO/ARO, Migrants, New Delhi, is efficiently functioning during the working hours at Pota Cabin 01 at JK House 5-Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi.
The office has also established a help desk, which has supported numerous stakeholders to file offline/online Form-M, Form 12-C and other requisite documents.
As per the data given by the AERO/ARO office, about 169 voters have been registered besides receiving 65 Form M and 4 Form 12 C for the Baramulla PC, 480 voters have been registered besides receiving 183 Form-M and 8 Form 12-C for the Srinagar PC, while 95 voters have been registered besides receiving 40 Form M for the Anantnag PC, till date.
Kashmiri migrants are evincing keen interest to participate in the upcoming elections and it is expected that there shall be a high voter turnout during these Lok Sabha elections.
