EC cancels Anantnag LS bypoll

May 02, 2017 08:12

The Election Commission has cancelled the Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll, saying the current ground situation is not conducive to hold free and fair elections.

The bypoll, earlier slated to be held on April 12, was postponed for May 25 due to poor law and order situation.

The EC said a fresh date would be announced later.

Earlier this month, the commission had written to the ministry of home affairs asking that 75,000 security personnel be deployed to ensure the safety of voters as well as to ensure theres no violence at polling booths in the constituency.

However, the government, in its reply, has said it would be able to deploy only 30,000 personnel or 300 companies of paramilitary forces.

The EC had postponed the bypoll to 25 after polling day violence in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency left eight people dead and scores injured on April 9.

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