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Jammu, Mar 29: The State Election Commission is making necessary arrangements for holding panchayat and urban local bodies (ULB) elections at the earliest, the Jammu and Kashmir government has said.
In a written reply to a starred question by BJP MLA Baldev Raj Sharma in the legislative assembly, minister in charge of elections, Javed Ahmad Dar, said the commission is making necessary arrangements for holding panchayat and ULB elections at the earliest.
“The superintendance, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and for the conduct of all elections under the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 1989, Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act-2000 and the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act- 2000 is vested in the State Election Commission,” he said.
The report submitted by the dedicated Backward Classes Commission is under examination by the competent authority, and further steps for the conduct of Panchayat/ULB elections will be taken accordingly,” Dar said.
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