Jammu and Kashmir head into the third and final phase of assembly elections on Monday as polling begins at 7 AM. A total of 3.91 million voters will decide the fate of 419 candidates in fray including prominent leaders such as former J&K deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and Muzaffar Beig for 40 constituencies. Stay tuned to Republic for the latest updates.
Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the enthusiastic participation of people in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls reflects the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies and “true mainstreaming” of democracy in the Union territory.
He also accused previous regimes, especially of the National Conference and Congress, of misusing Article 370 by depriving West Pakistani refugees, Valmiki Samaj and Gorkha community of their “citizenship and voting rights”.
10:13 IST, October 1st 2024
Jammu and Kashmir Elections: BJP candidate from Nagrota, Devender Singh Rana casts vote | WATCH
BJP candidate from Nagrota Assembly seat, Devender Singh Rana casts his vote at a polling booth in Jammu.
10:00 IST, October 1st 2024
J&K Elections: 14.23% voter turnout recorded till 9 AM in Udhampur
11.60% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Bandipore-11.64% Baramulla-8.89% Jammu-11.46% Kathua-13.09% Kupwara-11.27% Samba-13.31% Udhampur-14.23%
09:55 IST, October 1st 2024
‘Today, people have shown their gratitude towards democracy’: Kavinder Gupta
Former Deputy CM of J&K and BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said, ” …Elections are taking place in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 years and there is enthusiasm among the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Today, people have shown their gratitude towards democracy and have expressed their faith in it, so I am sure that the government that will be formed will be in favour of democracy and in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party…”
