The process of forming the first government in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 has started. Omar Abdullah will be the Chief Minister of Kashmir as he met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and staked claim to form the government.
Jammu and Kashmir Elections 2024 Live Updates: This is the first Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019, with the results set to be announced on October 8.
In the 2014 Basohli Assembly constituency election, BJP candidate Chaudhary Lal Singh defeated JKNC's candidate Davinder Singh with a margin of 17,801 votes, to register his victory.
The next phases of polling in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are on September 25 and October 1. The votes will be counted on October 8.
Hot seats in Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Banihal Assembly constituency which will go to polls on September 18, is likely to see a triangular contest among Congress, its ally NC and PDP.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections: Polling to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will be held on September 18, 25, and October 1. The results of the election will be announced on October 8.
Congress formed a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference (NC), while Mehbooba Mufti's PDP decided to go solo in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Basohli Assembly Election 2024: In the 2014 Basohli Assembly constituency election, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Chaudhary Lal Singh defeated Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Davinder Singh with a margin of 17,801 votes.
Anantnag Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed won the Anantnag constituency in 2014 by defeating Congress candidate Hilal Ahmad Shah with a margin of 6,028 votes.
Hazratbal Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) candidate Asiea Naqash won the Hazratbal constituency in 2014 by defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Mohammad Syed Akhoon with a margin of 3,400 votes.
Habbakadal Assembly Election 2024: Shamim Firdous, representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), won the Habbakadal seat by defeating Moti Koul from the BJP. Firdous secured 4,955 votes, while Koul received 2,596 votes.
Chrar-i-Sharief Assembly Election 2024: JKPDP's Ghulam Nabi Lone won the Chrar-i-Sharief constituency in 2014 by defeating JKNC candidate Abdul Rahim Rather with a margin of 5,167 votes.
The announcement of the names of candidates came after the Congress clinched a seat-sharing deal with ally National Conference (NC) in which the former will contest 51 and the latter 32 seats respectively for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress leader KC Venugopal said the party was open for an alliance in Jammu and Kashmir and its main objective was to keep the BJP out of government. Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge's Jammu and Kashmir visit is seen as part of their efforts to cobble up a pre-poll alliance.
The ECI will review preparedness for Assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Election Commission has said that polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held at the right time and a decision will be taken accordingly after looking at the security situation in the Union Territory.
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