JK gears up for phase 1 polls, seven districts to vote after a decade
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Sep 17 (PTI): Seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, located on either side of Pir Panjal mountain range, will vote for the first time in an assembly election in 10 years as the stage is set for phase 1 polling in the union territory on Wednesday.
Over 23 lakh voters will decide the fate of 219 candidates, including 90 independents, who are running for 24 assembly segments –“ eight in three districts of Jammu region and 16 in four districts of Kashmir valley.
This will be the first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
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