Jammu and Kashmir Elections 2024: Key facts

J&K Elections: Jammu and Kashmir gears up for first assembly elections in a decade, with three phases scheduled for September and October.

Jammu and Kashmir is gearing up for its first assembly elections in a decade, with the first phase of polling set for Wednesday (September 18). Over 23 lakh voters will decide the fate of 219 candidates, including 90 independents, who are running for 24 Assembly segments— eight in three districts of Jammu region and 16 in four districts of Kashmir valley.

The first round will see 24 assembly constituencies contested across the Chenab Valley districts of Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban, as well as the South Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Shopian.

The second phase, covering 26 seats, is slated for September 25, while the third and final phase, involving 40 seats, is scheduled for October 5. Here is the schedule in detail:

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Since the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly, despite contrasting claims, on November 21, 2018, by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, the then-state has gone through much change; mainly the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India on August 5, 2019, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

With this, and the passing of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, the State was split up into the union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir from October 31, 2019.

On May 5, 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission notified the new boundaries, names, and the number of Assembly constituencies. Compared to the previous delimitation, which comprised 87 seats (including the 4 seats in the Ladakh region), the new Assembly in the Union Territory has 90 seats: 47 in Kashmir and 43 in Jammu.