New schedule for revision of panchayat poll roll issued

The State Election Commission, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday issued the revised Revision Schedule regarding updates in the panchayat electoral roll-2025.

Quoting a document issued by the State Election Commissioner, spokesperson BR Sharma said the publication of Draft Panchayat Electoral Roll in Form PER-1 would be issued on November 11. Claims or objections for addition, deletion, correction or transposition on can be submitted from November 11 to December 9. Special camps will be held at the location of polling booths on November 16, 17, 23, 30 and December 1.

“The panchayat election booth officials along with Assembly booth-level officials shall remain available at these polling booth locations with the requisite forms and panchayat roll for electors’ guidance,” the spokesperson said.

He said claims and objections would be disposed on December 23, by the electoral registration officers (EROs). Final Panchayat Electoral Roll would be published on January 6, 2025.

The five-year term of 28,000 representatives from 4,291 panchayats ended in January this year. The last panchayat elections were held in November-December, 2018, and municipalities had their last poll in October in the same year.