Voting on remaining AJK Poonch division seats may be held by Aug 20-21, says CEC
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal said on Saturday that the Election Commission had decided, for security reasons, to first complete the electoral process in four constituencies of Bagh and Haveli districts and hinted that polls in the remaining seven constituencies of Poonch division could be held by Aug 20 or 21. Talking…
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Commissioner Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal announced on Saturday that the electoral process in remaining seven constituencies of Poonch division may conclude by August 20 or 21, due to security concerns. The commission plans to complete electoral processes first in Bagh and Haveli districts' four constituencies.
Poonch division, with 11 constituencies and 1,154,626 registered voters, will hold its initial polling in these districts on Monday. The commission anticipates announcing Poonch and Sudhnoti election dates within a week. Voters in the two districts will be granted time for campaigning. The polling material is being transported to the districts under army supervision.
Security personnel will be deployed at sensitive polling stations. The Election Commission aims to restore internet services in Bagh and Haveli by August 9 and 10. Allegations of rigging are dismissed by the CEC, stating that the commission has limitations in addressing such claims. The commission will present facts on rigging, if any, post-elections.
Meanwhile, PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah claimed that the party would form the government in AJK with a two-thirds majority, addressing a rally in Bagh. The third phase of elections, originally scheduled for all 11 Poonch division constituencies, will now be confined to Bagh and Haveli due to security apprehensions.
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