Election Commission Announces Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
The Election Commission has issued a notification for the first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, starting the nomination process. Voting for 24 seats will take place on September 18. The last date for filing nominations is August 27, with scrutiny on August 28 and withdrawal of candidature by August 30.
The seats in the first phase include Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, D H Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangus-Anantnag East, Pahalgam, Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder-Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban, and Banihal.
The election schedule was announced on August 16, with polling in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. A total of 90 assembly constituencies will be contested. The last assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir was in 2014.
Additionally, assembly polls in Haryana will be held on October 1, with votes for both Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana counted on October 4.
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Election Commission -: The Election Commission is a group of people in India who make sure that elections are fair and organized properly.
Assembly Elections -: Assembly elections are when people vote to choose their leaders for the state government.
Jammu and Kashmir -: Jammu and Kashmir is a region in the northern part of India.
Nominations -: Nominations are when people who want to be leaders put their names forward to be chosen in the elections.
Phases -: Phases mean that the voting will happen in different parts at different times, not all at once.
Haryana -: Haryana is another state in India, located in the northern part of the country.
Vote counting -: Vote counting is when all the votes are added up to see who won the election.