Jammu and Kashmir Polls 2024: The stage is about for the primary part of meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir with political events now shifting their deal with the second part to be held on September 25. A complete of 24 seats unfold throughout seven districts will go to the polls within the first part. Seven districts in Jammu and Kashmir, located on each side of the Pir Panjal mountain vary, will vote in an meeting election for the primary time in 10 years. This would be the first meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir because the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. The voting will begin at 7am and can conclude at 6pm.
Quantity Of Candidates, Voters
There are a complete of 219 candidates together with 90 independents who’re operating for 24 meeting segments. There are a complete of 23 lakh voters eligible to solid their franchise. Of the 24 seats going to the polls, eight lie in three districts of the Jammu area and 16 in 4 districts of Kashmir valley.
In keeping with the Election Fee (EC), a complete of 23,27,580 electors are eligible to vote in part 1, together with 11,76,462 male, 11,51,058 feminine, and 60 third-gender voters. Amongst them are 1.23 lakh younger voters aged 18 to 19, 28,309 Individuals with Disabilities (PwDs), and 15,774 aged voters over the age of 85.
Polling Cubicles, Staffs
As per the Election Fee of India, a complete of 14,000 polling employees will conduct the voting at 3,276 polling stations. Of those 3,276 polling cubicles, 302 are city polling stations and a pair of,974 rural polling stations. 4 election employees, together with the Presiding Officer, shall be stationed in every polling station, stated the EC.
Multi-Tier Safety
The Jammu and Kashmir police have applied in depth safety measures for the meeting elections, together with a multi-tier deployment of forces from the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF), the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police, and the J&Okay Police.
Key Candidates, Constituencies
PDP’s Iltija Mufti, contesting from Bijbehara, faces a triangular battle in opposition to NC’s Bashir Ahmad Veeri and BJP’s Sofi Mohammad Yousuf. In the meantime, CPI(M)’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami is in search of a fifth consecutive time period from the Kulgam phase. AICC Common Secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir goals for a 3rd time period from Dooru, whereas Nationwide Convention’s Sakina Itoo is vying for re-election from Damhal Hajipora. PDP’s Sartaj Madni (Devsar) and Abdul Rehman Veeri (Shangus-Anantnag) are additionally distinguished candidates to look at. Nonetheless, the highlight is on the Srigufwara-Bijbehara and Pulwama meeting segments, the place PDP’s Iltija Mufti and Waheed Para are contesting, respectively.
Waheed Para, an accused in a terror case, faces a tricky contest from his former get together colleague Mohammad Khalil Bandh, who’s now operating on a Nationwide Convention (NC) ticket. The race has turn into extra intense with the entry of Talat Majid Alie, a former member of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami. Equally, CPI(M)’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami is up in opposition to a rival candidate, Sayar Ahmad Reshi, including additional complexity to the competitors. Different distinguished candidates and their seats are:
Former ministers Sajjad Kitchloo (NC) -Kishtwar Seat
Khalid Najid Suharwardy (NC) – Doda
Vikar Rasool Wani (Congress) – Banihal
Abdul Majid Wani (DPAP) – Doda
Sunil Sharma (BJP) – Padder-Nagseni
Shakti Raj Parihar – Doda west
Former MLA Ghulam Mohammad Saroori- Impartial
Former MLA Daleep Singh Parihar (BJP) -Bhadarwah
Former MLC Firdous Tak (PDP) – Kishtwar
Imtiyaz Shan (PDP)- Banihal
Pooja Thakur (NC) – Padder-Nagseni
Shagun Parihar (BJP)
Insurgent NC chief Pyare Lal Sharma – Impartial from Inderwal
BJP insurgent Rakesh Goswami as Impartial from Ramban
BJP insurgent Suraj Singh Parihar as Impartial from Padder-Nagseni
Seats Going To Polls
The constituencies going to the polls on Wednesday embrace 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 and Banihal. (With company inputs)
