J&K, Haryana assembly elections: J&K polls to be held in 3 phases starting September 18, Haryana to go to polls on October 1; results on October 4 | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana.
The poll dates for these states were revealed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar during a press conference held at the Vigyan Bhawan.
Polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18-October 1, while Haryana will go to polls in a single phase on October 1.The results for both states will be declared on October 4.

Jammu and Kashmir

Polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases. The first phase will be held on September 18, second phase on September 25 and third phase on October 1. The results will be declared on October 4.
Out of the total 90 assembly constituency seats, 24 will go to polls in phase 1, 26 in phase 2 and 40 in phase 3.

The election process in J&K is expected to be closely watched, as the state has been without an elected government since 2018.
Jammu and Kashmir will witness elections after a gap of ten years as the last assembly election was held in 2014.
The PDP-BJP coalition government fell in June 2018 when the latter withdrew support to the then-Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti. This will also be the first election since Article 370 was scrapped.

Recently, a poll body delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reviewed the poll preparations in J&K. During a press conference in Jammu during the visit, Kumar had emphasised that the commission is committed to holding elections there “at the earliest”.
In December last year, the Supreme Court had directed the central government to conclude the election process in the Union territory by September 30.

Haryana

Polls in Haryana will be held in a single phase on October 1, coinciding with the last phase of elections in J&K. Results will be declared on October 4

The term of the current government in Haryana will end on November 3, 2024, and elections are scheduled on 90 legislative assembly constituencies in the state.
After the 2019 elections, the BJP with 40 seats in the 90-member assembly formed a coalition government with the JJP. The JJP had won 10 seats while the Congress had won 31 seats.

The BJP-JJP alliance broke earlier this year.
In 2024, Haryana is likely to see a four-way contest between the BJP, the Congress, the JJP and the AAP.