Appeals invited for electoral rolls in respect of 27-Budgam, 77-Nagrota ACs

Jammu, May 6: After house to house field survey by 323 Booth Level Officers (BLOs), draft Electoral Rolls were published on 8th April 2025 by the respective Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in the two Assembly Constituencies viz; 27-Budgam and 77-Nagrota, for inviting claims and objections, said an official statement.

All Political Parties together appointed 279 number of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) for verifying the draft electoral rolls in these two constituencies.

After addressing all claims and objections, the final electoral rolls were published by the respective Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) on 5th May 2025 and a copy was handed to all political parties. As per Section 24 (a) of the Representation of People Act 1950, anyone can now file an appeal against the decision of the concerned ERO to the respective District Magistrate. In case anyone is not satisfied with the decision of the District Magistrate, an appeal can still be filed with the Chief Electoral Officer, UT of Jammu and Kashmir.