Live Updates | J&K Assembly Elections Phase 1: Decade-Long Wait Ends, 7 JK Districts To Vote On Wednesday

J&K Polls Live: Polling Booth Decorated In Kishtwar

A polling station in Kishtwar has been set up, especially for the women voters of the region 24 Assembly constituencies across the UT will go to polls in the first phase, scheduled for 18th September.

#WATCH | J&K: A polling station in Kishtwar has been set up, especially for the women voters of the region

24 Assembly constituencies across the UT will go to polls in the first phase, scheduled for 18th September. pic.twitter.com/pbVrotZEOV

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J&K Election Live Updates: Tight Security On Sensitive Booths Ensured, Says Police

On security arrangements for voting in Ramban and Banihal assembly constituencies tomorrow as part of assembly elections, Ramban SSP Kulbir Singh said, "We have five sensitive booths and 347 general booths. There are strong arrangements at all the booths... there will be web casting, and GPS tracking is in place. There is also an arrangement for mobile patrolling... all polling parties will reach their booths by evening."

First Phase voting in Kashmir tomorrow: A total of 219 candidates are in the fray, heavy security arrangements are in place.

J&K Polls 2024 Live Updates: Allies NC-Congeress Field Separate Candidates In 3 Seats

Even as the National Conference (NC) and the Congress are in alliance, both the parties have fielded candidates in Banihal, Bhaderwah and Doda under 'friendly contest', while a rebel NC leader Pyare Lal Sharma is fighting as an independent from Inderwal and two BJP rebels, Rakesh Goswami and Suraj Singh Parihar, are also trying their luck from Ramban and Padder-Nagseni constituencies.

Jammu Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2024 Live: Prominet Faces In Fray

In Jammu, trying their luck are former ministers Sajjad Kitchloo (NC), Khalid Najid Suharwardy (NC) Vikar Rasool Wani (Congress), Abdul Majid Wani (DPAP), Sunil Sharma (BJP), Shakti Raj Parihar (Doda west) and Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, a three-time MLA who is fighting as an independent after he was denied ticket by DPAP which he had joined after quitting Congress in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad two years ago.

J&K Elections 2024 Live: PDP's Waheed Para Faces Stiff Challenge In Pulwama

PDP's Waheed Para -- an accused in a terror case -- faces stiff challenge from his former party colleague Mohammad Khalil Bandh, who is now contesting on NC ticket. The contest here has been spiced up by the entry of a former member of banned Jamaat-e-Islami Talat Majid Alie. Tarigami also faces a similar candidate in Sayar Ahmad Reshi.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 Live: Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Iltija Enters Poll Fray

All eyes will be on Srigufwara-Bijbehara and Pulwama assembly segments where PDP's Iltija Mufti and Waheed Para are contesting polls, respectively. Iltija Mufti, the third generation politician from her family to run for office from Bijbehara, is in a triangular contest with NC's Bashir Ahmad Veeri and BJP's Sofi Mohammad Yousuf.

Jammu and Kashmir Chunav 2024 Live: Prominent Candidates In Kashmir

Prominent candidates in Kashmir include CPI (M)'s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir, National Conference's Sakina Itoo, and PDP’s Sartaj Madni and Abdul Rehman Veeri. PDP's Iltija Mufti, running from Bijbehara, is in a triangular contest with NC's Bashir Ahmad Veeri and BJP's Sofi Mohammad Yousuf.

Jammu and Kashmir Chunav 2024 Live: Other Prominent Faces In Electoral Fray In Jammu

Former MLA Daleep Singh Parihar (BJP), former MLC Firdous Tak and Imtiyaz Shan (PDP), NC's Pooja Thakur who is sitting chairperson of district development council Kishtwar, BJP's young face Shagun Parihar, whose father Ajit Parihar and uncle Anil Parihar were killed by terrorists in November 2018, and Mehraj din Malik of AAP are among other prominent faces in the fray.