New Delhi, Oct 10: BJP today urged the Election Commission to give ample publicity to the provision of proxy voting by armed forces personnel which is to be implemented in the coming assembly elections in five states and update the electoral list of serving soldiers. In a statement here, national convenor of BJP ex-servicemen cell, Brig (Dr) B D Mishra said a delegation of BJP state convenors of ex-servicemen cells from Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh apprised deputy election commissioner Noor Mohammed of the pressing need to get in touch with the concerned armed forces headquarters to get the electoral list of serving soldiers updated on an urgent basis.

They also requested him for immediately publicising the provisions and details of proxy voting system through print and electronic media so that the jawans serving in inhospitable terrains in far flung areas can exercise their franchise.
Bureau Report