Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Assembly elections are being held in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 years. Voting has started for the first phase of elections. Voting will be held on 24 seats today. As soon as voting started, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the public. He said on social media ‘X’, as the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections begins, I urge all the constituencies where voting is taking place today to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. I especially appeal to the youth and first-time voters to exercise their franchise.
The fate of 219 candidates is at stake
Apart from BJP, PDP, National Conference and Congress, smaller parties have also fielded their candidates in Jammu and Kashmir. 219 candidates are trying their luck in the first phase. The highest number of candidates are in Pampore seat of Pulwama district, where the number of candidates is 14. A total of 279 candidates filed their nominations for the first phase. Later 60 people withdrew their names and now 219 candidates are in the electoral fray.
Voting is being held on these seats
The seats where polling is going to be held in the first phase are – Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, DH Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Shrigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangas-Anantnag East, Pahalgam, Inderwal, Kishtwar, Pader-Nagseni, Bhaderwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban and Banihal.
Elections were also held on Bijbehara seat in this phase
Among the 219 candidates in the first phase, there are 9 women and 92 independent candidates. Bijbehara seat, which has been the stronghold of the Mufti family, is also included in this phase. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija is contesting elections for the first time from here. Mehbooba and her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed have been chief ministers.
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