Assembly polls in J&K to be held as soon as possible after Lok Sabha election: CEC Rajiv Kumar
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after the Lok Sabha polls as organising both simultaneously is not viable from the security point of view, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday as he announced the schedule of the general election and some Assembly and bypolls.
The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and the results will be announced on June 4.
Asked why Assembly polls are not being held in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha election, the CEC said forces have to be provided to every candidate in the Union Territory, which is not possible at a time when elections are being held across the country.
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