Polling officials with security personnel leave for their respective polling stations on the eve of first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, in Kishtwar district, on Tuesday. (PTI photo)
The initial phase will cover 24 assembly segments across the Chenab Valley districts of Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban, as well as the South Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Shopian
Jammu and Kashmir is set to cast its votes in the first phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, marking the first such polls in the Union Territory (UT) since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
The election process will unfold in three phases: the first on September 18, the second on September 25, and the third on November 1. Votes will be counted on October 8.
The initial phase will cover 24 assembly segments across the Chenab Valley districts of Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban, as well as the South Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Shopian.
In this phase, over 23 lakh voters will decide the fate of 219 candidates, including 90 independents. As per Election Commission (EC), 23,27,580 electors are eligible to vote, consisting of 11,76,462 males, 11,51,058 females, and 60 third-gender electors.
Over 35,000 Kashmiri Pandits Eligible for Voting in First Phase
More than 35,000 displaced Kashmiri Pandits from across the country are eligible to vote at 24 polling stations in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir’s three-phase Assembly elections on Wednesday.
They will cast their votes in 16 constituencies across the Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, and Kulgam districts of South Kashmir.
