New Delhi: People who has lived in Jammu district for more than one year will be issued certificates of residence.
The Deputy Commissioner of Jammu has asked tehsildars(revenue officials) to issue certificates of residence to anyone who has lived in the district for more than one year. The order said the decision was taken to ensure that no eligible voter is left for registration in the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls.
This is the first time that the electoral revision is being done after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
According to the order, any document like the Aadhar Card, water/electricity/gas connection, bank passbooks, passport, registered land deeds, etc., can be used as proof of residence.
The issue first surfaced in August when the then chief electoral officer Hirdesh Kumar said Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get around 25 lakh additional voters, including outsiders, after the special summary revision of electoral rolls.
