New Delhi: Lok Sabha elections are "most likely" to be held in April-May next year, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami said on Sunday.
"Looks like it would most likely be held in April-May. March is a month of examinations, so you could say that it would be most likely held then (April-May)," Gopalaswami told reporters. " By the middle of January, electoral rolls would be out for 2009. Then we will sit down and talk."
Gopalaswami said he was satisfied with the organisation of the seven-phased Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections votes for which are being counted on Sunday.
"I think luck played a big role. There was less militancy and the weather was good," he said when asked about the high voter turnout in the state.
The polls had witnessed an unexpected high voter turnout of 61.5 per cent despite a boycott call by separatists. An estimated 43 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the 2002 elections.
"Given the fact that increase in voter turnout is about 15-20 per cent, it is because of no fear factor. The rest is because of bijli, sadak and pani (electricity, power, water)," he said.
"Last one year, there has been lowering of militancy related actions and hence the fear factor was not there. No militant activity was the main reason for higher voter turnout," Gopalaswami said.
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