In a major relief to Kashmiri migrant voters residing in Jammu and Udhampur, the Election Commission (EC) has done away with the complex procedure of filling Form M to be eligible to vote.
For migrants living outside these areas, such as Delhi and other places, Form M will still be mandatory but with a provision for self-attestation instead of that by a gazetted officer, making the process much simpler.
Through Form M, a Kashmiri migrant had to apply for transfer of his or her vote from Kashmir to a polling station outside the Kashmir Valley. Filing of this form was mandatory for displaced voters from the Valley ahead of every Lok Sabha and Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir.
