State Vote
Campaigning ends for 26 Assembly seats across J&K
This story was originally published at 19:54 IST on 23 September 2024
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NEW DELHI – Campaigning for elections to 26 assembly constituencies across Jammu and Kashmir in the second phase of polling in the Union territory concluded today. Voting will take place on Wednesday.
In this phase, constituencies in the central Kashmir districts of Budgam, Srinagar, and Ganderbal and in the Jammu region's Poonch and Rajouri districts will go to the polls. According to the Election Commission of India, as many as 239 candidates are in the fray for the 26 seats.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Srinagar today and vowed to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. He also addressed the issue of unemployment in the Union territory.
Voting in the second phase will decide the electoral fates of several heavyweights across party lines. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state, is in the fray in the Ganderbal and Budgam constituencies. Both seats have been bastions of the party. In Budgam, which has been a party stronghold since 1977, Abdullah is facing seven others, including the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi.
In Ganderbal, Abdullah faces over a dozen candidates, including jailed cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, popularly known as Sarjan Barkati. Barkati was a popular face during the protest rallies after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in 2016.
Local Bharatiya Janata Party unit head Ravinder Raina is in the fray from Nowshera. He registered a historic win in the constituency in 2014 and is seeking re-election.
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari is contesting the Channapora seat in Srinagar, and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hamid Karra is in the fray from Central Shalteng. Karra takes on the PDP's Abdul Qayum Bhat, Awami National Conference's Riyaz Ahmad Mir, and Apni Party's Zaffer Habib Dar.
The first phase of elections, held on Sep 18, recorded a voter turnout of over 61%. The third and final phase of the election will be held on Oct 1. Counting will take place on Oct 8. End
Reported by Kuldeep Singh
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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