Reasi Sees Highest Voting Of Nearly 72%, Srinagar Lowest At Around 27% Srinagar: Over 54 per cent voters on Wednesday exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling for 26 seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Addressing reporters, J&K Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said the polling was peaceful and by and […]
Srinagar: As many as 20 of the 26 assembly segments that went to polls on Wednesday in the second phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir have registered lower voter turnout than that in the 2014 assembly elections. According to the data of the Election Commission of India, the overall voting percentage in the 2014 […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of second phase of Assembly Election for turning out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor applauded the spirit of the people to strengthen the democratic values and for upholding the rich democratic traditions. […]
Srinagar: The members of a foreign delegation who are here on Wednesday to observe the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir expressed satisfaction over the conduct of polls, with some of them saying the process looks comparable to how it happens in their own countries. Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the second phase of […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday lashed out at the Centre for inviting foreign diplomats to observe the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the polls were an internal matter of India and “we do not need their certificate”. “I don’t know why foreigners should be asked to check elections here,” […]
Rajouri: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir, P K Pole, today visited Rajouri on the polling day to ensure smooth voting process across all five constituencies of the district including Nowshera, Darhal, Rajouri, Kalakote and Thanamandi. District Election Officer (DEO) Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma, briefed the CEO regarding polling process in the district. He informed […]
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said restoration of statehood was the “right” of people of Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the INDIA bloc will hit the road and use “full force” in Parliament and outside if the Centre fails to restore it after assembly polls. In an election rally here, he said the […]
Sopore: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said if the NC-Congress alliance comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir, it will promote the famous Sopore apple in international markets. The Congress leader lamented that while walnuts, cashews and resins were put on his table, the famous Sopore apple, the main […]
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) district president Dapinder Singh Romi, along with several others, joined the BJP here on Wednesday. The new members were welcomed by Jammu and Kashmir BJP working president Sat Sharma, along with deputy in-charge Ashish Sood. Sharma expressed confidence that the inclusion of new members would strengthen the party further. “More […]
Srinagar: The election campaign of all the major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir revolved around the revocation and restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status but women voters are more worried about the rising electricity bill amounts. An elderly woman, waiting for her turn to vote at a polling station in the heart of […]