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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Parties welcome decision as Election Panel

announces polls in J&K after a gap of 10 years

In December of last year, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to conclude

the election process by September 30, 2024

OUR BUREAU 169 are Transgender, 82,590 PwDs,
73943 very senior citizens, 2660 cen-
New Delhi
tenarians, 76092 service electors, and
he Assembly elections for 3.71 lakh are first-time voters.
Haryana will be held in a sin- In December of last year, the Su-
Tgle phase on October 1 and the preme Court directed the Centre to
polling in the Union Territory of Jam- conclude the election process by Sep-
mu and Kashmir will be held in three tember 30, 2024.
phases from September 18 to Octo-
ber 1, Chief Election Commissioner Jammu and Kashmir will wit-
Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday.
As per the announcement, the ness elections after a gap of ten
voters in Jammu and Kashmir will years as the last assembly elec-
cast their votes on September 18, and
September 25, and the third phase tion was held in 2014. The PDP-
will take place on October 1, along BJP coalition government fell in
with Haryana. The counting of the
votes will take place on October 4 June 2018 when the latter with-
for Haryana and Jammu and Kash- drew support to the then-Chief
mir states, announced Chief Election
Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. Minister, Mehbooba Mufti.
The election body has directed Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar
the enforcement agencies to be im- and SS Sandhu holds a review meeting with the Chief Secretary, DGP and Administrative Meanwhile, in Haryana, there
partial and transparent for a smooth are a total of 2.01 crore voters in
and fair polling, ensuring a level play- Secretaries regarding the poll preparedness for the Haryana Assembly elections, Haryana, of which 1.06 crore are
ing field, the CEC said. in Chandigarh on Monday (ANI) males, 0.95 crores are females, 4.52
The dates to file the nominations lakhs are first-time voters and 40.95
for the first phase will be on August tions for the third phase of the Jam- eral, nine are ST and seven are SC. lakhs are young voters.
27, nominations for the second phase mu and Kashmir elections. In Jammu and Kashmir, there In 2024, Haryana is likely to see
will be on September 5, and Septem- There are a total of 90 assembly are 87.09 lakh total electors. Of which a four-way contest between the BJP,
ber 12 is the last day to file nomina- constituencies, of which 74 are Gen- 44.46 lakh are male, 42.62 female, the Congress, the JJP, and the AAP.

“Will begin election campaign soon”: Omar Abdullah

oon after the Election Com- tions in three phases. The schedule “We are writing to the Elec- Meanwhile, Congress wel-
mission announced the dates will be over in a short time. After tion Commission of India that they comed the announcement of the
Sof the Jammu and Kashmir 1987-1988, this is the first time when should investigate the transfers that elections and said that the first
polls, National Conference leader the elections in J&K are being con- happened in J&K in the last 24 step has been taken. “I welcome
Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted ducted in such a small number of hours. Several officers were trans- this. Even though it is late, at least
that his party is ready for the polls phases. The National Conference ferred suddenly, we doubt these a step has been taken. Today is a
and campaigning will begin soon. was ready for this day. We will begin transfers have been made to benefit happy day for the people of Jam-
Addressing the press confer- our election campaign soon,” Abdul- the B and C teams of the BJP by the mu and Kashmir. After the forma-
ence, Omar Abdullah asserted lah said. LG, which has been put here by the tion of the House, we will contin-
that the National Conference is Omar Abdullah called on the BJP. In the last 1-2 years, the securi- ue our fight to restore statehood.
ready for the election. “Der aaye Election Commission to take notice ty of some leaders has been reduced People have to vote carefully and
durust aaye (Better late than nev- of concerns over the reshuffle of se- and withdrawn. We request the ECI vote for those who will fight for
er). The Election Commission has nior police officers and chiefs before to give orders and ensure that their statehood,” Congress leader Ghu-
announced the dates of the elec- polling. security is restored,” he added. lam Ahmad Mir said.

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