Poll rally permissions made easy

Jammu, Aug 28: To facilitate smooth and transparent elections, the Office of Chief Electoral Officer J&K has issued a detailed communication to all concerned stakeholders on the flow of various permissions that would be required during the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

The permissions placed at the level of the CEO Office include vehicle permission for the transport of campaigning material by political parties across J&K, vehicle permission for star campaigners, and party office bearers across districts and union territory, and permissions for video vans across districts at J&K level.

Similarly, the permissions placed at the level of the District Election Officer (DEO) include applications for air balloons.

Construction of rostrums, barricades, permit to take out procession with loudspeaker, application for setting up of temporary party office, application for rally, application for door-to-door canvassing, application for permission of video van (within district), vehicle permission for district level office bearer of political party (within district),  permission for helicopter and helipads and application for load carrier for transport of publicity material by political parties (within district).

The majority of permissions have been placed at the disposal of Returning Officers.

These include a permit for street corner meetings with loudspeakers, permission to hold meetings without loudspeakers, one vehicle for a complete assembly constituency for the candidate, one vehicle for a complete assembly constituency area for the election agent of the candidate, one vehicle per assembly constituency for the party and party worker, vehicle permission for within assembly constituency, application for pamphlet distribution, application for a vehicle with a loudspeaker, application for display banners and flags, application for display poster, hoarding and unipole, application for loudspeaker permit, application for a vehicle permit and permit to hold meeting with a loudspeaker.

All the permissions have been digitised and the political parties and candidates can apply for them directly through SUVIDHA.

The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, has encouraged the candidates and political parties participating in the 2024 assembly polls to utilise these services.

For further information, candidates and political parties are requested to visit the portal at https://suvidha.eci.gov.in.