SRINAGAR : The Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha polls has sent postal ballot papers to the Superintendent of District Jail Kathua, where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik is detained under the Public Safety Act, 1978, to enable him to cast his vote. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Sources said that Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, Manoj Pandita, who is serving as the Returning Officer for the polls, has dispatched the ballot papers via post to Malik so that he can participate in the election.

“Three ballot papers have been sent because every MLA is entitled to cast three votes in the election,” they said, adding that the ballot papers were sent in a sealed cover.

The Jail Superintendent is also required to sign a declaration to verify Malik’s i

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