Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls

JAMMU AND KASHMIR ASSEMBLY POLLS NEWS

Amid old rivalry in Kulgam, red trumps green

October 13, 2024 3:18 pm

Behind Tarigami’s long streak of wins are his development-oriented politics, support from the National Conference (NC) and the absence of the Jamaat, his main rival, from the electoral scene since the early 1990s.

Back in J&K with hands tied, Omar Abdullah says mandate is for statehood, development

October 10, 2024 7:16 pm

Led by Omar, the National Conference took the lead in election preparation and was the first to appoint constituency in-charges as soon as the delimitation of seats redrew boundaries of Assembly segments.

Five seats where fights were friendly, National Conference bags two, Congress draws a blank

October 09, 2024 5:46 am

NC bagged the Banihal and Sopore seats in the Valley, while the BJP won Bhaderwah and Nagrota in the Jammu province. AAP’s lone victory came from Doda, also in Jammu province.

Knowledge Nugget of the day: Jammu and Kashmir Elections

October 15, 2024 11:28 am

The National Conference-Congress alliance is set to form government in Jammu and Kashmir. What makes this year's Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections special? What powers will the new J&K Assembly have? Let's also take a look at an important historical tidbit.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: How to check J-K election results online on ECI

October 08, 2024 8:07 am

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 Results: In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won a landslide victory across the country, winning three seats in Jammu and Kashmir.

In J&K, fears that 5 MLAs nominated to assembly by LG could shake up poll dynamics

October 05, 2024 4:49 pm

The J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 specifies that the L-G of the “successor Union Territory of J&K may nominate two members to the Legislative Assembly” to give representation to women “if in his opinion, women are not adequately represented in the Legislative Assembly”.

When Indira Gandhi took granddaughter Priyanka to Kashmir, just days before assassination

September 29, 2024 8:10 am

Addressing her first election rally in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader recalls her first visit to the Valley

Hezbollah supremo Hassan Nasrallah killing finds echo in Kashmir as Mufti, Ruhullah call off election campaign

September 29, 2024 3:37 pm

Raising anti-Israeli and anti-American slogans, some protestors also took out a march in Srinagar on Saturday.

In North Kashmir final phase, Lone, Rashid face acid test; Jamaat braces for future arc

September 29, 2024 12:18 pm

North Kashmir was an NC stronghold before emergence of PDP in 1999; however, political dynamics has changed drastically in the region in recent years

Turnout in phase-2 of J&K polls lower than phase-1

September 27, 2024 6:01 pm

Habbakadal in Srinagar had the lowest turnout among the 26 constituencies at 19.81 per cent, while Shri Mata Vaishno Devi seat had the highest at 80.45 per cent.

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