New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, 2024. It also announced the dates for the assembly elections in Haryana which will be held on October 1, 2024. The date of counting of votes in both Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir will be October 4, 2024, and the election shall be completed before October 6, 2024, the ECI stated.
The term and strength along with seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Assembly Constituencies of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, as determined by the Delimitation Order, are as under:
While elections for all 90 seats in Haryana will be completed in a single phase, in Jammu and Kashmir, twenty-four assembly constituencies will go to poll in 1st phase. These 24 constituencies are Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, D.H. Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (Scheduled Tribe), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara – Bijbehara, Shangus – Anantnag East, Pahalgam, Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder – Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban, and Banihal.
In the second phase, the following 26 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir will go to poll: Kangan (ST), Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, Central Shalteng, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrar-i-Sharief, Chadoora, Gulabgarh (ST), Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakote – Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli, and Mendhar (ST).
In the third phase, the following 40 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir will go to poll: Karnah, Trehgam, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara, Langate, Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Wagoora – Kreeri, Pattan, Sonawari, Bandipora, Gurez (ST), Udhampur West, Udhampur East, Chenani, Ramnagar (Scheduled Caste), Bani, Billawar, Basohli, Jasrota, Kathua (SC), Hiranagar, Ramgarh (SC), Samba, Vijaypur, Bishnah (SC), Suchetgarh (SC), R.S. Pura – Jammu South, Bahu, Jammu East, Nagrota, Jammu West, Jammu North, Marh (SC), Akhnoor (SC), and Chhamb.
– global bihari bureau
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