Nomination process for first phase of J-K Assembly polls begins

SRINAGAR — The nomination process for 24 Assembly constituencies, where polling will be held in the first phase of Jammu & Kashmir Assembly polls on September 18, will begin on Tuesday.

The poll body, as per the news agency KNO, will issue the notification for 24 Assembly seats which will go to polls in the Union Territory’s first election.

The voting for these seats spread over seven districts, including four in southern Kashmir and three in Chenab Valley, would take place on September 18.

The notification would be issued for four seats of Pulwama district, two seats of Shopian district, three seats of Kulgam district, seven seats of Anantnag district, three seats of Doda district, three seats of Kishtwar district and two seats of Ramban district.

As per the schedule announced by the ECI, candidates can file nomination papers for these seats till August 27 while scrutiny of nominations will be done on August 28. The poll body has fixed August 30 as the last date for withdrawal of candidature.