Polling begins for third phase of J-K elections

[RajeshSingh]

Voting began on a brisk note today in 16 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir going to polls in third of the five-phased state elections.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and three of his cabinet colleagues are among 144 candidates whose fate will be decided today in the third phase of polling in 16 seats spread across Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla districts.

[AditiArora]

Counting of votes for 87-member is in process at Jammu & Kashmir Assembly. While the ruling National Conference has taken a back seat in these elections, opponent Peoples Democratic Party is trying to make a comeback. There are 46 Assembly seats in Kashmir, 37 in Jammu and 4 in Ladakh region. A total of 821 candidates, including 276 independents, contested the elections to the 87-member House.

[Shilparana]

In Jammu and Kashmir, a total of 144 candidates are in the fray including CM Omar Abdullah. 10 sitting MLAs are also in the fray. 1,781 polling stations have been set up in the area.

[SwatiSood]

Chief minister Omar Abdullah loses from both Beerwah and Sonawar assembly constituencies

[PriyankaDhariwal]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to turn up in large numbers and cast their votes in the ongoing elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

[MonikaJoshi]

Counting centres system have set-up in all district headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir.

[medonaa]

With the BJP winning the numbers to come to power in Jharkhand, the question being asked is what worked for the party, along with the All Jharkhand Students’ Union, to get to the magic figure of 42 in the 81-member Assembly. Was it “Modi magic,” the party’s campaign management or polarisation between tribal and other votes that helped it click? Or have the people decided to vote in a stable government, fed up with the corruption and instability that marked the 14 years since the birth of the Jharkhand?

[nameeta]

Well like all things in J & K even the elections results have left things hanging in between.