Ready for assembly polls in J-K, says ECI

NEW DELHI — The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it is ready to hold assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and that the Union Territory recorded the highest voter turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the last four decades.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi to give an overview of marathon 7-phase 2024 general elections that concluded on June 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, as per the local news agency KNS, said the commission is ready to hold assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

He said that Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest voter turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the last four decades with 58.58 overall per cent, while Kashmir Valley recorded a 51.05 per cent turnout.

He also said that there was no major incident reported during polls anywhere in the country including Jammu and Kashmir.

The 7-phase Lok Sabha polls concluded on June 1, while votes will be counted tomorrow. On June 1, the exit polls predicted a landslide victory for PM Modi-led NDA with the alliance poised to win over 350 seats.

Meanwhile, all arrangements have been put in place with heightened security measures for the counting of votes across the country including Jammu and Kashmir.

For Jammu and Kashmir, most of the exit polls predicted the National Conference’s win in all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, BJP’s two-seat wins in the Jammu division and Congress winning the lone Lok Sabha seat in Ladakh.