Jammu and Kashmir elections

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti to not contest elections until Centre restores statehood in J&K

Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have said they will not contest the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir to be held next year until the central government restores the statehood in J&K

Nov 09, 2022, 17:13 PM IST

'BJP is afraid of elections in J&K', says Mehbooba Mufti after EC's order on new voters in Jammu

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti came down heavily on the central government after Election Commission's latest order for registration of new voters in Jammu. The former CM said that BJP is changing the demography of the UT as it is scared of the upcoming assembly elections

Oct 12, 2022, 18:20 PM IST

Amit Shah moves resolution to extend President's Rule in J&K, seeks polls by 2019-end

In the past year, the government has done a lot of work to root out terrorism from the state, said the Home Minister. 

Jun 28, 2019, 13:13 PM IST

Six months enough to prepare for Assembly elections in J&K: CEC OP Rawat

The Supreme Court has ruled that whenever such dissolution takes place, commission should hold elections on first occasion and in no case later than six months, said OP Rawat.

Nov 23, 2018, 19:03 PM IST

J&K saw more development under Governor Rule, will let it continue: BJP

BJP also attacked the PDP and National Conference for their move to boycott local elections but call for assembly elections. 

Nov 14, 2018, 13:13 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir: BJP candidate Azad Singh Raju dies of heart attack before casting vote

62-year-old Raju, a former employee of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, died at a local polling station before casting his vote, they said.

Oct 10, 2018, 11:17 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir local body elections will help re-establish overdue grassroots level democracy: Rajnath Singh

Singh asserted the polls in the state will be of historic significance in many ways and help re-establish the long overdue grassroots democracy.

Sep 28, 2018, 11:17 AM IST