The Election Commission on Friday announced the assembly election schedule for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections and said the polls will be held in three phases from September 18 to October 1. As per the EC announcement, polling will be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1 and the counting of votes will be held on October 4. Significantly, election in Jammu and Kashmir is being held for the first time after it became a Union Territory.
The election schedule announcement from the EC came after an Election Commission delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar visited the Union Territory earlier this month to review the preparedness of the administration for the polls.
As per the EC announcement, Jammu and Kashmir will have a total of 87.09 lakh voters this Assembly election and of these, 44.46 lakh are male voters while 42.62 lakh are female electors.
Rajeev Kumar said that Jammu and Kashmir will have 3.71 lakh first time voters this election and there are a total of 90 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, of which 74 are general, SC-7 and ST-9.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly poll: Check constituency-wise full schedule
List of 24 seats going to polls in the first phase on September 18:
- Pampore
- Tral
- Pulwama
- Rajpora
- Zainapora
- Shopian
- DH Pora
- Kulgam
- Devsar
- Dooru
- Kokernag (ST)
- Anantnag West
- Anantnag
- Srigufwara-Bijbehara
- Shangus-Anantnag East
- Pahalgam
- Inderwal
- Kishtwar
- Padder-Nagseni
- Bhadarwah
- Doda
- Doda West
- Ramban
- Baniha
List of 26 seats going to polls in the second phase on September 25:
- Kangan (ST)
- Ganderbal
- Hazratbal
- Khanyar
- Habbakadal
- Lal Chowk
- Channapora
- Zadibal
- Eidgah
- Central Shalteng
- Budgam
- Beerwah
- Khansahib
- Chrar-i-Sharief
- Chadoora
- Gulabgarh (ST)
- Reasi
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
- Kalakote-Sunderbani
- Nowshera
- Rajouri (ST)
- Budhal (ST)
- Thannamandi (ST)
- Surankote (ST)
- Poonch Haveli
- Mendhar (ST)
List of 40 seats going to polls in the third phase on October 1:
- Karnah
- Trehgam
- Kupwara
- Lolab
- Handwara
- Langate
- Sopore
- Rafiabad
- Uri
- Baramulla
- Gulmarg
- Wagoora-Kreeri
- Pattan
- Sonawari
- Bandipora
- Gurez (ST)
- Udhampur West
- Udhampur East
- Chenani
- Ramnagar (SC)
- Bani
- Billawar
- Basohli
- Jasrota
- Kathua (SC)
- Hiranagar
- Ramgarh (SC)
- Samba
- Vijaypur
- Bishnah (SC)
- Suchetgarh (SC)
- RS Pura-Jammu South
- Bahu
- Jammu East
- Nagrota
- Jammu West
- Jammu North
- Marh (SC)
- Akhnoor (SC)
- Chhamb
The election commissioner said that the Amarnath Yatra will end on August 19 and the final voter list will also be published on August 20,” Kumar said.
