PTI PhotoThe Election Commission has cancelled the Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll, which was scheduled for May 25, in view of the unconducive and “scary” conditions prevailing in south Kashmir. The EC’s decision to cancel the bypoll was based on the state government’s assessment of the ground situation in south Kashmir. According to the report of the J&K Chief Secretary sent to the EC on April 20, the order said, polls in Anantnag might not only witness large-scale violence but also an abysmal turnout. The uncertainty over the Anantnag bypoll was evident on April 9 itself after the J&K CEO’s press conference. The bypoll to fill this vacancy will now only be held in “due course when the situation becomes conducive”, the EC said.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2017 23:03 UTC