Phase 2 Voting In Jammu And Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Among Key Candidates

Phase 2 Voting In Jammu And Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Among Key Candidates

J&Okay Assembly Election 2024 Phase 2: Of the 26 seats within the second spherical, 15 are in central Kashmir.

Srinagar:
The second part of meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir — held after a niche of 10 years — started at the moment. Polling will probably be held on 26 seats throughout six districts — lots of them in areas dominated by separatists.

Here are 10 factors on this massive story:

  1.  Around 26 lakh voters will determine the destiny of 239 candidates at the moment.

  2.  The seats on which elections will probably be performed are Kangan (ST), Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, Central Shalteng, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrar-i-Sharief, Chadoora and Gulabgarh (ST)

  3.  It will even be performed on Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakote – Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli and Mendhar (ST).

  4.  Former Chief Minister and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah, who’s contesting from Ganderbal and Budgam seats, will probably be amongst these going through the electoral take a look at at the moment.

  5.  Other outstanding candidates within the fray embody Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina from Nowshera meeting seat and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra from Central-Shalteng seat.,

  6.  The voting figures of the day will probably be a take a look at for claims that the event over the past 5 years has restored folks’s religion within the democratic course of.

  7.  Of the 26 seats within the second spherical, 15 are positioned in central Kashmir, the place separatists as soon as had their stronghold.

  8.  Separatists are thought-about to have a maintain as nicely in areas round Srinagar, the place most of the constituencies up for election at the moment, are positioned. The voting share in these separatist-dominated areas – together with Khanyar, Zedbal, Lal Chowk, Eidgah Hazratbal – is usually low.

  9.  In the primary part of election held on September 18, the voting determine was excessive. The turnout for the 24 constituencies throughout seven districts the place polls had been held, in accordance with figures from the Election Commission was 61.13 per cent. It was nonetheless decrease than the file determine of 2014, which was 66 per cent.

  10.  Voting for the third part will probably be held on October 1. The counting of votes counting will probably be performed on October 8 together with the counting of votes in Haryana.