Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Chief Election Commissioner retired Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal on Saturday directed authorities to ensure timely correction of errors in preliminary electoral rolls, stressing that accurate voter lists were essential for transparent elections.
He was chairing a meeting held to review issues and discrepancies that surfaced after the publication of the preliminary electoral rolls.
The meeting was attended by Election Commission member Syed Nazeerul Hassan Gillani, Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Sardar Muhammad Zafar, Secretary Election Commission Raja Muhammad Shakeel, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners and other officials.
The secretary election commission briefed participants on errors in the preliminary rolls, complaints about missing voters and other related matters.
Mr Mughal stressed the need to ensure accuracy, transparency and prompt rectification of flaws so that all eligible voters could be included in the final lists. He said the preliminary rolls were provisional and not final, and their shortcomings would be addressed within the stipulated timeframe with the administration’s support.
During the meeting, commissioners and deputy commissioners highlighted errors in their respective districts and proposed measures for correction.
It was decided that electoral rolls used in the 2022 local government elections would serve as the baseline for inclusion and exclusion of voters, and that no voter would be registered outside their respective ward.
The meeting decided that errors in the preliminary lists would be corrected on an emergency basis, with revision work to be carried out at all divisional headquarters in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra). The election commission will provide the necessary data, while its district-level officers will assist the administration in removing discrepancies.
Participants also stressed the need to raise public awareness about the revision process and the procedure for filing objections so that citizens could ensure correction of their information within the stipulated period.
Mr Mughal reiterated that conducting free and fair elections remained the commission’s top priority, and directed officials to ensure transparency, impartiality and facilitation of the public in the electoral process by utilising all available resources.
Tariq Naqash
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