A total of 310 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, which are set to take place on September 25, 2024. This phase will cover 26 assembly constituencies across six districts in the region. The last day for filing nominations was September 5, with the Chief Electoral Officer’s office reporting that 329 nomination papers were submitted.
Candidate Distribution
The distribution of candidates filing nominations varies significantly across districts:
- Srinagar District: 112 candidates
- Budgam District: 68 candidates
- Rajouri District: 47 candidates
- Poonch District: 35 candidates
- Reasi District: 24 candidates
- Ganderbal District: 24 candidates
In detail, for the Jammu division, candidates filed nominations as follows:
- Reasi District (3 constituencies):
- 56-Gulabgarh (ST): 7 candidates
- 57-Reasi: 10 candidates
- 58-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi: 7 candidates
- Rajouri District (5 constituencies):
- 83-Kalakote – Sunderbani: 11 candidates
- 84-Nowshera: 7 candidates
- 85-Rajouri (ST): 14 candidates
- 86-Budhal (ST): 7 candidates
- 87-Thannamandi (ST): 8 candidates
- Poonch District (3 constituencies):
- 88-Surankote (ST): 11 candidates
- 89-Poonch Haveli: 13 candidates
- 90-Mendhar (ST): 11 candidates
In the Kashmir division, the candidate filings included:
- Ganderbal District (2 constituencies):
- 17-Kangan (ST): 6 candidates
- 18-Ganderbal: 18 candidates
- Srinagar District (8 constituencies):
- 19-Hazratbal: 18 candidates
- 20-Khanyar: 10 candidates
- 21-Habba Kadal: 20 candidates
- 22-Lal Chowk: 12 candidates
- 23-Chanapora: 9 candidates
- 24-Zadibal: 15 candidates
- 25-Eidgah: 15 candidates
- 26-Central Shalteng: 13 candidates
- Budgam District (5 constituencies):
- 27-Budgam: 12 candidates
- 28-Beerwah: 18 candidates
- 29-Khan Sahab: 17 candidates
- 30-Charar-e-Sharief: 12 candidates
- 31-Chadoora: 9 candidates
Election Timeline
The notification for this phase was issued on August 29, with the scrutiny of nomination papers scheduled for September 6. Candidates have until September 9 to withdraw their nominations. The polling will occur from 7 AM to 6 PM on September 25, with results expected to be declared on October 8.
This election marks a significant political event in Jammu and Kashmir, being the first assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, which revoked the region’s special status. The elections will be conducted in three phases, with the first phase set for September 18, followed by the second phase on September 25, and the third phase on October 1.
