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J&K assembly elections 2024: Schedule, constituency list, star campaigners and political alliances

The Election Commission of India announced the polling dates for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, August 16. The 90-member assembly will hold elections in three phases: the first on September 18, followed by Phase 2 on September 25, and Phase 3 on October 1. The votes will be counted on October 4. The vote count is scheduled for October 4.

This will be the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir after it was declared a UT in August 2019 after the abrogation of Article 370.
List of Jammu and Kashmir constituencies
The list constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir includes the following: Karnah, Trehgam, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara, Langate (all in Kupwara); Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Wagoora–Kreeri, and Pattan (all in Baramulla); Sonawari, Bandipora, and Gurez (ST) (all in Bandipora); Kangan (ST) and Ganderbal (both in Ganderbal); Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habba Kadal, Lal Chowk, Chanapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, and Central Shalteng (all in Srinagar); Budgam and Beerwah (both in Budgam); Khan Sahib, Chrar-i-Sharief, and Chadoora (all in Budgam); Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, and Rajpora (all in Pulwama); Zainapora (Shopian) and Shopian (both in Shopian); D. H. Pora, Kulgam, and Devsar (all in Kulgam); Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara–Bijbehara, Shangus–Anantnag East, and Pahalgam (all in Anantnag); Inderwal, Kishtwar, and Padder–Nagseni (all in Kishtwar); Bhadarwah, Doda, and Doda West (all in Doda); Ramban and Banihal (both in Ramban); Gulabgarh (ST), Reasi, and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (all in Reasi); Udhampur West, Udhampur East, Chenani, and Ramnagar (SC) (all in Udhampur); Bani, Billawar, Basohli, Jasrota, Kathua (SC), and Hiranagar (all in Kathua); Ramgarh (SC), Samba, and Vijaypur (all in Samba); Bishnah (SC), Suchetgarh (SC), R. S. Pura–Jammu South, Bahu, Jammu East, Nagrota, Jammu West, Jammu North, Marh (SC), Akhnoor (SC), and Chhamb (all in Jammu); Kalakote–Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), and Thannamandi (ST) (all in Rajouri); and Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli, and Mendhar (ST) (all in Poonch).

Schedule: Date of voting

Poll Events Phase-I Phase-II Phase-III
Date of notification August 20, 2024 (Tuesday) August 29, 2024 (Thursday) September 5, 2024 (Thursday)
Last date of nominations August 27, 2024 (Tuesday) September 5, 2024 (Thursday) September 12, 2024 (Thursday)
Date for scrutiny of nominations August 28, 2024 (Wednesday) September 6, 2024 (Friday) September 13, 2024 (Friday)
Last date for candidatures withdrawal August 30, 2024 (Friday) September 9, 2024 (Monday) September 17, 2024 (Tuesday)
Date of poll September 18, 2024 (Wednesday) September 25, 2024 (Wednesday) October 1, 2024 (Tuesday)

BJP candidates for J&K assembly elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its list of candidates for the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Initially, the party had announced a list of 44 candidates for all three phases of the assembly polls but later withdrew it.
The revised list, released hours later, was reduced to just 15 candidates for the first phase. The BJP then announced 29 additional candidates for the J&K assembly polls, replacing party veteran and former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh.

So far, the party has named candidates for 45 assembly segments, including nine in the Kashmir Valley, where it has yet to secure a victory in previous assembly elections. The latest list includes 10 candidates for the second phase of polls and 19 for the third phase.

The BJP candidates for phase-1:

  1. Syed Showkat Andrabi from Pampore,
  2. Arshad Bhat from Rajpora,
  3. Javed Qari from Shopian,
  4. Mohd.Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West,
  5. Syed Wazahat from Anantnag,
  6. Sofi Yousuf from Bijbehara,
  7. Veer Saraf from Shangus-Anantnag East,
  8. Tariq Keen from Inderwal,
  9. Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar,
  10. Sunil Sharma from Padder-Naseni,
  11. Daleep Singh Parihar from Bhadarwah
  12. Gajay Rana from Doda,
  13. Shakti Parihar from Doda,
  14. Rakesh Thakur from Ramban, and
  15. Salim Bhat from Banihal

BJP star campaigners
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading the poll campaign. The list also includes names of Union minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and JP Nadda among others. Earlier, the party released the second list of one candidate for the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
AAP candidates for J&K assembly elections
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of seven candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, the candidates include: Fayaz Ahmed Sofi from Pulwama, Muddasir Hassan from Rajpora, Sheikh Fida Hussain from Devsar, Mohsin Shafkat Mir from Dooru, Mehraj Din Malik from Doda, and Yasir Shafi Matto from Doda West.
AAP star campaigners
The party announced a list of 40 star campaigners for the Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections. Notable names include AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, party leader Manish Sisodia, and AAP Ministers Atishi, Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai, and MP Raghav Chadha, among others.

Congress party and National Conference alliance
The Congress party and National Conference reached an agreement for the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of 90 assembly seats, “National Conference will contest on 51 seats, Congress on 32 and we have agreed to have a friendly but disciplined contest on 5 seats.Over and above these 88 seats, we have left 1 seat for CPI (M) and 1 seat for Panthers Party.” state Congress chief, Tariq Hameed Karra said.
Congress candidates for J&K assembly elections
Congress party released a list of nine candidates for the upcoming three-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Key candidates include party general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir, who will contest from Dooru, and former state unit chief Vikar Rasool Wani, who will stand from Banihal.
The Congress party’s list of candidates includes Surinder Singh Channi (Tral), Amanullah Mantoo (Devsar), Peerzada Mohammad Syed (Anantnag), Shaikh Zafarullah (Inderwal), Nadeem Sharief (Bhadarwah), Sheikh Riyaz (Doda), and Pradeep Kumar Bhagat (Doda West).
What are different party manifesto guarantees
The PDP manifesto guarantees
Mehbooba Mufti, in her party’s manifesto advocated for the restoration of trade across the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and some other are:

  • Restore Articles 370 and 35A
  • Initiate diplomatic dialogues between India and Pakistan
  • Ensure the dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley
  • Restore trade across the LoC with Pakistan
  • Provide free electricity to temples, mosques, and shrines in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Supply 12 cylinders of cooking gas per year to poor families
  • Double social security benefits, including old age and widow pensions
  • Promote Sharda Peeth as a major religious pilgrimage site across the LoC

The National Conference manifesto guarantees:
The National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah, who is running in the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ganderbal constituency, has promised several guarantees in the party manifesto. Some of them are:

Repeal PSA

Release Political prisoners

Committed to dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits

Eased Passport Verification

End to unjust terminations

Unnecessary harassment to people on Highways will be stopped

)Provide 1 lac jobs to youth.

2)J&K Youth Employment Generation Act to be passed within three months.

3) Provide 6 cylinders free of cost to EWS.

4) Women entitled to free travel in all public transport.

5) Enhance marriage assistance.

6) Increase the medical allowance of pensioners to Rs 1000 from Rs 300.

7) Minority commission to be established.

8) PDS to be strengthened.

Total nominations filed in first phase

A total of 279 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the first phase of the J&K Assembly Election 2024, covering 24 Assembly Constituencies across seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The deadline for filing nominations was Tuesday, with the election scheduled for September 18, 2024.

Anantnag district: 72 candidates

Pulwama district: 55 candidates

Doda district: 41 candidates

Kishtwar district: 32 candidates

Shopian district: 28 candidates

Kulgam district: 28 candidates

Ramban district: 23 candidates

Deadline for filing nominations
The deadline for filing nominations for the first phase was August 27, while the nomination processes for the second and third phases will commence on August 29 and September 5, respectively.
2014 J&K assembly elections
In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, when the region was a full-fledged state, the PDP won 28 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 25 seats, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 15 seats, and the Congress obtained 12 seats. The PDP and BJP subsequently formed a coalition government led by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
However, in 2018, the BJP withdrew its support from the alliance after Mehbooba Mufti succeeded her father, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, following his demise.

 

 

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