The assembly election for Jammu and Kashmir would take place following the Lok Sabha elections, as announced by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the press conference on Saturday, Kumar said, EC remains committed to holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir soon after Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was anticipated that the electoral body will declare elections for the Union territory, which hadn’t witnessed elections since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When questioned about why the assembly elections aren’t taking place at the same time as the national elections, Kumar responded that it isn’t feasible to give security forces to every candidate while elections are taking place across the country.
He continued by saying that following a delimitation exercise, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was changed in December 2023, and that the Election Commission’s (EC) clock has since begun to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All parties in Jammu and Kashmir said the Assembly election should be held with the parliamentary polls, but the entire administrative machinery said it cannot be done simultaneously. Every Assembly segment would have 10-12 candidates, which would mean more than 1,000 candidates. Every candidate has to be provided forces. It was not possible at this time, the poll panel chief added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poll panel did announce Lok Sabha election schedule for J&K where five states will witness polls on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. Ladakh goes to polls on May 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Udhampur and Jammu will vote on April 19 and 26. Anantnag-Rajouri votes on May 7, Srinagar on May 13 and Baramulla on May 20. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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