Delhi Minister Atishi Confident About AAP’s Success in Haryana Assembly Polls
New Delhi [India], August 16: Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi spoke about the party’s preparedness for the upcoming assembly polls and expressed confidence, saying that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to contest the polls in Haryana and achieve success.
Atishi’s Statements
Speaking to the media on the announcement of dates for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, Atishi said, “AAP is completely ready for the Assembly polls in Haryana. We are continuously holding public rallies and a large number of people are attending them.”
“AAP will strongly contest the elections in Haryana and will win them. Arvind Kejriwal is the son of Haryana, so the people of Haryana have an emotional attachment to him,” Atishi added.
Election Details
The Assembly elections for Haryana will be held in a single phase on October 1, and the polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18 to October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday.
As per the announcement, the voters in Jammu and Kashmir will cast their votes on September 18, and September 25, and the third phase will take place on October 1, along with Haryana. The counting of the votes will take place on October 4 for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir states, announced Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
The election body has directed the enforcement agencies to be impartial and transparent for a smooth and fair polling, ensuring a level playing field, the CEC said.
Nomination Dates
The dates to file the nominations for the first phase will be on August 27, nominations for the second phase will be on September 5, and September 12 is the last day to file nominations for the third phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections.
Significance of Jammu and Kashmir Elections
In December of last year, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to conclude the election process by September 30, 2024. Jammu and Kashmir will witness elections after a gap of ten years, as the last assembly election was held in 2014. The PDP-BJP coalition government fell in June 2018 when the latter withdrew support for the then-Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti.
Voter Statistics in Haryana
Meanwhile, in Haryana, there are a total of 2.01 crore voters, of which 1.06 crore are males, 0.95 crore are females, 4.52 lakhs are first-time voters and 40.95 lakhs are young voters.
“There are a total of 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana, of which 73 are general, SC-17 and ST-0. There will be a total of 2.01 crore voters in Haryana, of which 1.06 crore are males, 0.95 crore are females, 4.52 lakhs are first-time voters and 40.95 lakhs are young voters. The electoral roll of Haryana will be published on August 27, 2024,” the Chief Election Commissioner said.
Doubts Revealed
Delhi Minister -: A Delhi Minister is a person who helps run the government in Delhi, which is the capital city of India.
Atishi -: Atishi is a leader from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and works as a minister in Delhi.
AAP -: AAP stands for Aam Aadmi Party, which is a political party in India that focuses on common people’s issues.
Haryana Assembly Polls -: Haryana Assembly Polls are elections where people in Haryana vote to choose their leaders for the state government.
Arvind Kejriwal -: Arvind Kejriwal is the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Chief Minister of Delhi.
Chief Election Commissioner -: The Chief Election Commissioner is the person in charge of making sure elections in India are fair and happen smoothly.
Jammu and Kashmir -: Jammu and Kashmir is a region in northern India that is having elections after a long time.
Three phases -: Three phases means that the elections in Jammu and Kashmir will happen on three different days instead of all at once.
Counting of votes -: Counting of votes is when officials count all the votes to see who won the election.