New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set up special polling booths for the Kashmiri Pandit community at various locations across New Delhi to enable them to cast their votes during the Lok Sabha elections for the seats of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to details, these booths have been established at the 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, Delhi.
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 Parliamentary Constituency. Additionally, 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.
“The Election Commission of India has also instructed to provide free of cost to and fro transportation facility for the Kashmiri Pandits living in New Delhi,” reads a letter issued by the office of AERO/ARO, Migrants, 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, it said.
(KNO)