NEW DELHI: After a decade-long hiatus, Jammu and Kashmir is set to witness assembly elections, with the last one held in 2014. The PDP-BJP coalition government collapsed in June 2018 when the BJP withdrew its support to the then-chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti.
The Supreme Court, in December of the previous year, instructed the central government to complete the election process in the Union territory by September 30, 2024.
Last week, a delegation from the poll body, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, assessed the poll preparations in J&K. During a press conference in Jammu, Kumar stressed that the commission is dedicated to conducting elections there "at the earliest".
The polling in J&K will be held in three phases.
Total seats: 90
Electorate: 87.09 lakh
2014 assembly election results
The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, conducted in five phases from 25 November to 20 December 2014, saw voters electing 87 members to the Legislative Assembly.
The results, declared on 23 December 2014, with PDP becoming the single largest party with 28 seats, followed by BJP with 25 seats. Consequently, Omar Abdullah stepped down as the chief minister on 24 December 2014.
This was the final assembly election before the revocation of the territory's special status and the separation of Ladakh as a Union territory in 2019.
The Supreme Court, in December of the previous year, instructed the central government to complete the election process in the Union territory by September 30, 2024.
Last week, a delegation from the poll body, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, assessed the poll preparations in J&K. During a press conference in Jammu, Kumar stressed that the commission is dedicated to conducting elections there "at the earliest".
The polling in J&K will be held in three phases.
Total seats: 90
Electorate: 87.09 lakh
2014 assembly election results
The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, conducted in five phases from 25 November to 20 December 2014, saw voters electing 87 members to the Legislative Assembly.
The results, declared on 23 December 2014, with PDP becoming the single largest party with 28 seats, followed by BJP with 25 seats. Consequently, Omar Abdullah stepped down as the chief minister on 24 December 2014.
This was the final assembly election before the revocation of the territory's special status and the separation of Ladakh as a Union territory in 2019.
