Executive Summary:
This notification from the Election Commission of India addresses electors of the 1Baramulla, 2Srinagar, and 3Anantnag Parliamentary Constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir who have migrated due to compelling circumstances. It declares that these migrant electors, enrolled in any of the mentioned Parliamentary Constituencies, are entitled to vote by postal ballot in the General Election to the House of the People in 2019. This is subject to the fulfillment of requirements specified in the relevant rules, excluding those already notified under section 25 of the Act to vote in person.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Migrant Electors:**
* Applies to electors of 1Baramulla, 2Srinagar, and 3Anantnag Parliamentary Constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir who have migrated.
* These electors are treated as ordinary residents for inclusion/retention of their names in the electoral roll, despite their temporary migration.
* Their names were included in the electoral rolls summarily revised w.r.t. 1.1.2019.
* **Voting by Postal Ballot:**
* Migrant electors enrolled in the specified Parliamentary Constituencies, residing outside their place of residence, can vote by postal ballot.
* Excludes those notified under section 25 of the Act to vote in person.
* Voting by postal ballot is subject to fulfilling requirements specified in the rules under the Act.
* **Authority and Legal Basis:**
* The Election Commission of India issues this notification.
* Exercising powers conferred by Section 60 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
* In relation to the General Election to the House of the People, to be held in the year 2019.
* Issued after consultation with the Central Government.
* In pursuance of notifications issued by the President under Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Impact Analysis:
* **Migrant Electors from 1Baramulla, 2Srinagar, and 3Anantnag:**
* Impact: Enabled to exercise their right to vote in the General Election 2019 via postal ballot, despite residing outside their ordinary place of residence.
* Action Required: Fulfill the requirements specified in the rules made under the Representation of the People Act to vote by postal ballot.
* **Election Commission of India:**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and overseeing the postal ballot process for the specified migrant electors.
* Action Required: Ensure the proper execution of the postal ballot process, in accordance with the Representation of the People Act and associated rules.
* **Central Government:**
* Impact: Consulted in the decision-making process regarding the voting arrangement for migrant electors.
* Action Required: Support the Election Commission in implementing the postal ballot process.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The issuing authority of the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
March 25, 2019: Date of the notification.
Jammu and Kashmir: State where Baramulla, Srinagar and Anantnag Parliamentary Constituencies are located.
Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir: One of the parliamentary constituencies mentioned in the notification.
Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir: One of the parliamentary constituencies mentioned in the notification.
Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir: One of the parliamentary constituencies mentioned in the notification.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Act under which the Election Commission is exercising its powers.
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1937 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th March, 2019
O.N. 68 (E).— WHEREAS, a number of electors of 1-Baramulla, 2-Srinagar and 3-Anantnag Parliamentary
Constituencies in the State of Jammu and Kashmir had migrated because of compelling circumstances and have been
temporarily residing in various places outside their place of ordinary residence; and
WHEREAS, the Election Commission of India, having regard to the right of franchise of such migrant electors,
directed that these migrants shall continue to be treated as ordinary residents of their respective places, for inclusion/retention
of their names in the electoral roll of the constituency concerned, despite their temporary migration and as such their names
were allowed to be included in the electoral rolls of the said constituencies summarily revised w.r.t. 1.1.2019 as the qualifying
date;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Election Commission of India, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 60 (c) of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951, for the purposes of giving votes at the poll in the General Election to the House of the
People, to be held in the year 2019, in pursuance of the notifications to be issued by the President under Section 14 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951, hereby notifies after consultation with the Central Government, the aforesaid migrant
electors enrolled in any of the Parliamentary Constituencies of 1-Baramulla, 2-Srinagar and 3-Anantnag, who are residing
outside their place of residence, but other than those who have been notified under section 25 of the said Act to vote in person,
as the class of persons to give their votes by postal ballot, subject to the fulfillment of the requirements specified in the rules
made under the said Act.
[No. 3/J&K/2019(N)]
By Order,
STANDHOPE YUHLUNG, Principal Secy.
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