SRINAGAR — More than 23 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their electoral franchise in 24 constituencies going to polls in the first phase of the three-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, officials said on Thursday. More than 23.27 lakh people, including 1.23 lakh first-time voters, are eligible to vote in […]
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Wednesday, issued directives concerning the transfer and posting of officers for the forthcoming legislative assembly elections across Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The move is aimed at ensuring the neutrality and fairness of the electoral process. In a notification, the […]
SRINAGAR — The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the second special summary revision of photo electoral rolls in all the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in UT of Jammu and Kashmir with July 1, 2024, as the qualifying date. A notice, issued here today in this regard, by Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, P K Pole, […]
JAMMU — The Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a meeting with District Election Officers (DEOs) on July 10. As per a notification issued in this context by the Joint CEO, J&K, the meeting, that will be held through video conferencing mode, will address key election preparations, including issues from district-level political parties, updates […]
SRINAGAR — The Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency recorded a 53-per cent voter turnout on Saturday, as polling for the five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir came to an end, officials said. Fifty-eight per cent of the 87.26-lakh electorate exercised their franchise in the first major election in the Union Territory following the abrogation […]
SRINAGAR — Many non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits expressed anguish on Saturday, claiming that their names were not in the voters’ list, and termed it an “unfortunate” incident with a group that remained in the Kashmir region despite the turbulent militancy-period of the 1990s. The matter pertained to a polling station set up at the Government Higher […]
JAMMU — Nearly 40 per cent of migrant Kashmiri Pandits cast their ballots in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. This represents a significant increase in voter turnout compared to the 2019, 2014, and 2009 elections. The completion of voting in Anantnag-Rajouri marks the end of […]
NEW DELHI — Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision to not pass any direction on a plea seeking the uploading of Form 17C data, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said that nobody can change data of votes polled, shared on poll day with polling agents of all candidates through Form 17C. The poll body […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday exercised his franchise in his home constituency in Rajouri district and thanked the voters for turning up in large numbers to strengthen democracy in the Union Territory. Rajouri is part of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway in the sixth phase […]
NEW DELHI — Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will “very soon” initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. He also told PTI Videos that the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve […]