Jammu, March 13 -- The upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to pose a significant administrative challenge for the election authorities due to the presence of thousands of migrant voters originally registered in constituencies of the Kashmir Valley but currently residing in different parts of the country.
Unlike many other states and Union Territories where the SIR exercise will be conducted largely among voters residing within their respective regions, Jammu and Kashmir faces a unique situation owing to the large number of Kashmiri migrant voters.
Many of these voters, primarily from the Kashmiri Pandit community, continue to remain enrolled in electoral rolls of various Assembly a...