The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced the schedule for legislative assembly elections for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
The voting for the legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held in three phases, while Haryana will vote in a single phase.
As per the announcement, the voters in Jammu and Kashmir will cast their votes on 18 September, 25 September, and third phase would take place on 1 October along with Haryana. The counting of the votes will take place on 4 October for both the 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.
Here’s the complete schedule for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls:
Issue of notification: 20 August, 29 August, 5 September
Last date of notification: 27 August, 5 September, 12 September
Scrutiny of nomination: 28 August, 6 September, 13 September
Last date of withdrawal of candidature: 30 August, 9 September, 17 September
Date of poll: 18 September, 25 September, 1 October
Results: 4 October
As per CEC Kumar, Jammu and Kashmir has 87.09 lakh voters, including 42.6 lakh women, across 90 constituencies. Among these 90 assembly constituencies, 74 are general, 7-SC and 9-ST. There will be a total of 87.09 lakh voters, of which 44.46 lakh are males, 42.62 lakh are females, 3.71 lakh are first-time voters and 20.7 lakh are young voters.
Assembly elections were last held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014. In 2019, the Modi government bifurcated the erstwhile state into 2 Union Territories — Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The special status granted to the erstwhile state under Article 370 was revoked. Since 2019, the Union Territory has been under the rule of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
In December last year, the Supreme Court directed the central government to conclude the election process in the Union territory by September 30, 2024.
Here’s the complete schedule for Haryana assembly polls:
Issue of notification: 5 September
Last date of notification: 12 September
Scrutiny of nomination: 13 September
Last date of withdrawal of candidature: 16 September
Date of poll: 1 October
Results: 4 October
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP formed the government in alliance with Dushyant Chautala’s JJP in the 90-member assembly by winning 40 seats and JJP winning 10 seats. BJP’s Manohar Lal Khattar was sworn in as the chief minister with Chautala as his deputy. The Congress won 31 seats and seven seats were secured by Independents. The BJP-JJP alliance broke earlier this year amid differences over seat-sharing for the general election. The term of the Haryana legislative assembly ends on November 3.
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