KD Correspondent
Srinagar, August 16 : The Election Commission of India on Friday (August 16) announced the dates for Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held a press conference in the national capital and as per Kashmir Despatch announced the schedule.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls will be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1.
The counting of votes will be done on October 4. Haryana will go to the polls on October 1 and the results will be declared on the same date as J-K.
Jammu and Kashmir
“There are a total of 90 Assembly constituencies in J-K, of which 74 are general, ST are 9 and SC constituencies are 7. Talking about the electors data, total 87.09 lakh electors are there is Jammu and Kashmir, 44.46 lakh male voters and 42.62 lakhs female voters are there. There are over 20 lakh youth voters. There will be 11,838 polling stations at 9,169 locations,” Rajiv Kumar said.
“We recently visited Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana to take stock of the election preparation in these places. A great enthusiasm was seen among the people. They wanted to participate in the election process. People want elections to be conducted there as early as possible…The long queues at the polling booth in J&K during the Lok Sabha elections are proof that people not only want change but also want to raise their voice by becoming a part of that change. This glimpse of hope and democracy shows that the people want to change the picture. They want to write their own destiny. The people of Jammu and Kashmir chose ballot over bullet in Lok Sabha elections,” he said.
