New Delhi, Aug 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the polls will further strengthen the roots of democracy and open the doors to a new period of development for the region.
Shah also appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to actively participate in the elections and vote in large numbers to form a government that will sustain peace and development, and ensure a brighter future for the youth.
“I welcome the announcement of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir made by the Election Commission of India today. In the last 10 years, the Modi govt through a series of relentless initiatives, has created a new era of peace, development and strengthening democracy in J-K,” he wrote on ‘X’.
The home minister said the assembly elections will further strengthen the roots of democracy and open the doors to a new period of development for the region.
Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir after nearly a decade in three phases from September 18, setting the stage for the people of the Union Territory to elect a government after the scrapping of Article 370 in 2019.
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FIRST PHASE (18TH SEPTEMBER)
PULWAMA
ANANTNAG
SHOPIAN
KULGAM
RAMBAN
KISHTWAR
DODA
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SECOND PHASE (25TH SEPTEMBER)
GANDERBAL
SRINAGAR
BUDGAM
POONCH
REASI
RAJOURI
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THIRD PHASE (1ST OCTOBER)
BANDIPORA
KUPWARA
BARAMULLA
UDHAMPUR
JAMMU
SAMBA
KATHUA
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J&K main likhenge jumharat ki naye khane: CEC
Monitor News Bureau
New Delhi, Aug 16: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar today summed up the poll process in his poetic way.
“J&K main likhenge jumharat ki naye khane,” he said announcing poll dates
CEC Rajiv Kumar spoke about the enthusiasm among the people of Jammu and Kashmir during the parliamentary polls.
“Long queues of voters a testament to the will and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in writing their destiny,” he said
