The controversial final electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to be published on Friday amid indications that around seven lakh new voters will be added taking the total number of electorates in the Union Territory (UT) to 83 lakh. Jammu and Kashmir had 76 lakh voters when the last Summary Revision was undertaken in 2018.
On August 17, Union Territory’s then Chief Election Officer (CEO) Hirdesh Kumar announced that non-locals living ordinarily in J&K can vote .
Though the publication of final electoral rolls is mandatory before the conduct of Assembly elections, there are no chances of polls till next April as the harsh winter season has already set-in and will last till March.
