Thursday, July 17, 2025
spot_img

Three-phase J&K elections from Sept 18, Haryana polls on Oct 1; counting on Oct 4

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

NEW DELHI, Aug 16: Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir after a decade in three phases from September 18, setting the stage for the people of the union territory to elect a government after the scrapping of Article 370 in 2019.
The Election Commission also announced that elections to the 90-member Haryana assembly will be held on October 1 and results for both the polls will be declared on October 4.
The two assembly elections will be the first popularity test for the BJP and the INDIA bloc following the Lok Sabha polls.
The three-phase elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held on September 18, September 25 and October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told a press conference.The EC said assembly elections in Maharashtra, which were held along with Haryana in 2019, will be announced later due to security requirements for J&K.He said four elections are due this year and by early next year and since Jammu and Kashmir was not in the picture last time (2019-20) the Commission decided to group two assembly elections together.
Besides J&K and Haryana, elections are due in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi which will be announced after the completion of the the two. (PTI)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Pakistan: Torrential rains claims another 60 lives, death toll rises to 124

Islamabad, July 17: At least 60 more people have died and hundreds injured as torrential monsoon rains continued...

Ex-Kolkata Police Commissioner apologises to Calcutta HC for revealing RG Kar victim’s name

Kolkata, July 17: Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal, who is currently the Additional Director General of...

Telangana HC quashes SC/ST case against CM Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad, July 17: In a relief to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the Telangana High Court, on...

PM Modi to visit Bihar and Bengal, launch developmental projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore 

New Delhi, July 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar and West Bengal on Friday,...