Lok Sabha Elections 2019: No assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir for now, says Election Commission
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday announced that assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will not be held along with Lok Sabha polls.
The poll panel said only Lok Sabha elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Chief Election Commissioner, a three member panel of observers will be appointed to assess the security situation for holding assembly election later.
For Lok Sabha seats, the elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in five phases while the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat will have polling in three phases due to security reasons.
“EC recently visited J-K, met political parties and government officials... Due to constraints in number of security forces and recent violent incidents in Jammu and Kashmir there will be no assembly elections in the state.” Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said.
Leaders of political parties met an Election Commission team, earliet this month, headed by the chief election commissioner and requested for simultaneous polls for both Lok Sabha and the state assembly.
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