Jammu And Kashmir Assembly
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Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: 56 per cent turnout recorded in second phase
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 25, 2024, 11:41 PM ISTThe second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections saw a 56% voter turnout, slightly lower than 2014. Despite tight security, elections in 26 constituencies concluded peacefully. High turnout was reported in key regions like Sri Mata Vaishno Devi and Surankot.
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How new Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be different from earlier ones in terms of power?
Explainers | Sep 23, 2024, 11:37 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir is going to have a new assembly after 10 years. The last elections were held in 2014 when Jammu and Kashmir was a state. However, in 2019, Article 370 was abrogated. Subsequently, the J-K Reorganisation Act was passed that bifurcated the state into two UTs- J-K and Ladakh.
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Srigufwara-Bijbehara Polls 2024: Will electoral career of Mehbooba Mufti's daughter begin with win?
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 18, 2024, 10:09 AM ISTHot Seats in Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir will witness polling in three phases to elect representatives for the 90-seat Assembly. The first phase of polling begins on September 18, followed by September 25 and October 1. Counting of votes will be held on October 8.
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Banihal Assembly Election 2024: Congress, NC in friendly contest, PDP eyes win in triangular battle
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 18, 2024, 11:13 AM ISTHot seats in Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Banihal Assembly constituency which will go to polls on September 18, is likely to see a triangular contest among Congress, its ally NC and PDP.
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Basohli Assembly Elections 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 18, 2024, 05:18 PM ISTBasohli Assembly Election 2024: In the 2014 Basohli Assembly constituency election, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Chaudhary Lal Singh defeated Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Davinder Singh with a margin of 17,801 votes.
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Sopore Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin, party-wise candidates
Jammu and Kashmir | Sep 18, 2024, 02:29 PM ISTSopore Assembly Election 2024: In 2014, Abdul Rashid Dar of the Congress won this seat by defeating Nazir Ahmad Naikoo of the PDP with a margin of 2,755 votes.
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J-K Assembly Elections: PDP manifesto out, Mehbooba says 'won't contest elections if NC, Congress..'
Jammu and Kashmir | Aug 25, 2024, 06:12 AM ISTMehbooba Mufti has released a detailed party manifesto, bidding for the restoration of trade across the Line of Control (LoC).
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J-K Assembly Elections 2024: BJP will have no pre-poll alliance, says Ravinder Raina
Jammu and Kashmir | Aug 18, 2024, 02:54 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Jammu and Kashmir first time after forming an unusual alliance with arch-rival PDP in 2016, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to become chief minister of the state.
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Jammu And Kashmir election: Political parties demand polls day after new voters list release
India | Nov 26, 2022, 11:09 PM ISTJammu And Kashmir election: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, last month during his visit to UT had said elections will be held after voters' list compilation.
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Mehbooba Mufti demands probe into militant's death in Shopian
India | Oct 19, 2022, 05:42 PM ISTJ&K militant's death: Imran Bashir Ganai was arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of two labourers at Harmain in Shopian district in the early hours of Tuesday.
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Sikh body opposes proposal of Delimitation Commission, demands 8 seats in J&K assembly
India | Feb 17, 2022, 05:38 PM ISTNational Conference MPs, who are associate members of the Delimitation Commission, have questioned the very basis of the delimitation exercise, saying the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Kashmir witnessing peace, investment & tourists post 370 abrogation: Amit Shah
India | Dec 04, 2021, 11:50 AM ISTHe also said PM Narendra Modi ensured an optimum utilisation of resources to successfully fight oxygen shortage during the second wave of coronavirus in the country.
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Preparations underway for holding assembly elections in J&K: PM Modi
India | Aug 15, 2021, 09:23 AM ISTPM Modi said on Sunday that preparations are underway for holding assembly elections in the future in Jammu and Kashmir
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Every ethnic group should get a voice in next J&K Assembly: BJP
India | Jul 11, 2021, 06:30 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday laid emphasis on complete political justice to be the benchmark for the upcoming delimitation exercise in the Union territory.
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Delimitation Commission reaches Jammu on second leg of J&K visit, meets political parties
India | Jul 09, 2021, 07:00 AM ISTThe Delimitation Commission arrived here Thursday on the second leg of its four-day Jammu & Kashmir visit and interacted with dozens of political leaders and civil society groups.
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When J&K parties want statehood 1st govt wants elections: Chidambaram
India | Jun 25, 2021, 10:19 AM ISTFormer Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood.
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PM Modi likely to chair meeting with J-K political parties on Thursday
India | Jun 19, 2021, 09:20 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24.
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Army's Dhruv chopper crash lands in Jammu and Kashmir, pilot killed
India | Jan 25, 2021, 11:02 PM ISTAn Indian Army Dhruv chopper crash-landed in Jammu and Kashmir's Lakhanpur on Monday.
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Assembly elections in J-K along with Lok Sabha polls? Rajnath says govt ready for it if EC wants
Jan 03, 2019, 10:06 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir was last month placed under President's rule, six months after the BJP pulled out of Mehbooba Mufti-led government and the state was put under Governor's rule.
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'Not inclined to interfere': SC dismisses PIL challenging dissolution of J-K assembly by Guv Malik
India | Dec 10, 2018, 01:15 PM ISTThe bench was hearing a PIL filed by BJP leader Gagan Bhagat, who was an MLA before the Assembly was dissolved.