Assembly elections in J&K possibly by year-end: Rajnath Singh
India Today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said that there is a strong possibility that Assembly Elections in the Union Territory can be held by the "end of this year".
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that there is a strong possibility that Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held by the "end of this year".
During his two-day visit to the Union Territory, Singh said "the delimitation exercise has been concluded in Jammu and Kashmir. Now, Jammu will have 43 seats and Kashmir will have 47 seats in Vidhan Sabha."
"There's a strong possibility that the electoral process will commence by the end of this year in Jammu and Kashmir," he added.
He also said that the neighbouring country is sowing the seeds of hatred in India. "There's foreign conspiracy in recent targeted killings in J&K. We need to foil such attempts. We won't let the forceful migration happen of any person from any religion or sect," Singh added.
The delimitation commission was set up six months after the Centre abrogated Article 370 and revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status in August 2019.
Delimitation is redrawing of boundaries of an assembly or Lok Sabha constituency. It is done to reflect the demographic changes in a state, Union Territory or at the national level.
Delimitation is also responsible for reserving of a designated number of seats in a state assembly or the Lok Sabha for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
