Polling is being held in three districts of Jammu and four districts of Kashmir valley.
Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Elections Live Updates:
Voting in the first phase of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is taking place across 24 constituencies in seven districts today. The Union Territory is voting for the first time in an Assembly election in 10 years. This is the first Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status, in 2019.
This is also the first time that Jammu and Kashmir will see an Assembly election as a Union Territory. When Article 370 was abrogated, the state was divided into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Over 23 lakh voters are eligible to vote for 219 candidates, including 90 independents, in eight Assembly segments in three districts of the Jammu region and 16 in four districts of Kashmir valley.
Polling is being held in four seats in Pulwama, two in Shopian, three in Kulgam, seven in Anantnag, three in Kishtwar, three in Doda, and two each in Ramban and Banihal.
Here are live updates on Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections:
Voting in the first phase of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has begun. It will continue till 6 pm.
This is the first time that Jammu and Kashmir will vote in an assembly election as a Union Territory. When Article 370 was abrogated on August 2019, the state was divided into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
This is the first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special status, in 2019.
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