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The Centre on Thursday clarified that “Non Permanent Resident (NPR) voters” were allowed to vote even before the abrogation of Article 370.
Allowing any Indian citizen residing in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in the upcoming Assembly elections has received pushback from the local political parties, saying it would be “the last nail in the coffin of electoral democracy in J&K”.
As per the new voting regulations, a local residence certificate is not required for inclusion in the voter list. The security forces personnel deployed in Jammu and Kashmir can also vote by including their names in the voters' list.
The meeting will discuss the future course of action with regard to the Election Commission allowing outsiders to register as voters in the Union Territory
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has convened an all-party meeting here on August 22 to discuss the issue of inclusion of outside voters in Jammu and Kashmir electoral rolls.