Jammu Kashmir Assembly Elections Live: Polling Begins For Third And Final Phase With 415 Candidates In Fray

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By : ABP News Bureau  | Updated at : 01 Oct 2024 12:49 PM (IST)

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12:49 (IST) Oct 01
National Conference Candidate From Sopore Irshad Rasool Kar Casts His Vote
11:12 (IST) Oct 01
Voting Going On Peacefully Everywhere: Jammu Deputy Commissioner
10:59 (IST) Oct 01
'This Is The Final Chance To Teach A Lesson...': Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge To J&K Voters
10:11 (IST) Oct 01
'This Election Is About The Self-Respect Of Jammu & Kashmir': Rahul Gandhi
09:51 (IST) Oct 01
Jammu And Kashmir Polls Phase 3: 11.60% Voter Turnout Recorded In First 2 Hours

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J&K Polls: Around 39 Lakh Voters To Decide Fate Of 415 Candidates In Final Phase

More than 20,000 polling staff were deployed on Monday across seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir in preparation for the third and final phase of assembly elections, which will decide the outcome for 415 candidates, including former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and Muzaffar Baig. The elections, set for October 1, will see 39.18 lakh eligible voters casting their ballots at 5,060 polling stations, covering 40 assembly segments in Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, Kathua, Baramulla, Bandipora, and Kupwara.

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang K Pole stated that voters will cast their ballots in 24 assembly constituencies in the Jammu region and 16 in the Kashmir Valley during this critical phase.

Notably, this phase marks the participation of West Pakistani refugees, the Valmiki Samaj, and the Gorkha community, who were granted voting rights in assembly, urban local body, and panchayat elections after the abrogation of Article 370. Previously, they could only vote in block development council and district development council elections in 2019 and 2020.

Among 415 candidates, notable contenders in the fray include People's Conference chairperson Sajjad Lone, contesting from two seats in Kupwara, and National Panthers Party India president Dev Singh, contesting from the Chenani seat in Udhampur. Other prominent candidates include former ministers Raman Bhalla (R S Pura), Usman Majid (Bandipora), Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurez), Taj Mohiuddin (Uri), Basharat Bukhari (Wagoora-Kreeri), Imran Ansari (Pattan), Ghulam Hassan Mir (Gulmarg), Choudhary Lal Singh (Basohli), Rajiv Jasrotia (Jasrota), and Manohar Lal Sharma (Billawar).

According to PTI, Anand Jain, Jammu zone Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), assured that adequate security measures are in place to ensure a peaceful and terror-free election. Thousands of election staff, equipped with polling material, departed from district headquarters to their assigned polling stations earlier today.

12:49 PM (IST)  •  01 Oct 2024

National Conference Candidate From Sopore Irshad Rasool Kar Casts His Vote

National Conference candidate from Sopore, Irshad Rasool Kar casts his vote in the third and the last phase of Assembly elections today.
 

11:12 AM (IST)  •  01 Oct 2024

Voting Going On Peacefully Everywhere: Jammu Deputy Commissioner

Jammu Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kumar said, "Complete arrangements have been made at the polling stations...about 12% voting has been done till 9 am. Voting is going on peacefully everywhere..."

10:59 AM (IST)  •  01 Oct 2024

'This Is The Final Chance To Teach A Lesson...': Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge To J&K Voters

Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers, saying "This is the final chance to teach a lesson to those who snatched statehood from the people of Jammu and Kashmir."

10:11 AM (IST)  •  01 Oct 2024

'This Election Is About The Self-Respect Of Jammu & Kashmir': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to come forward to vote. "Remember, this election is about the self-respect of the state, it is about the rights of the people of the state," he said.

09:51 AM (IST)  •  01 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir Polls Phase 3: 11.60% Voter Turnout Recorded In First 2 Hours

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Phase 3: The Union Territory recorded a voter turnout of 11.60% Till 9 AM, the Election Commission said.

Bandipore-11.64%

Baramulla-8.89%

Jammu-11.46%

Kathua-13.09%

Kupwara-11.27%

Samba-13.31%

Udhampur-14.23%

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