National Congress and Congress have formed an alliance though they are also in friendly contest on some seats.

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 Live: 50.65% voter turnout till 3 pm has been recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on 18 September, with the highest turnout recorded in Inderwal at 72.20 per cent and the lowest in Pulwama at 36.90 per cent.

Jammu and Kashmir is holding an Assembly election, its first as a Union Territory. In Phase 1 today, 24 constituencies go to polls. In Bijbehara, the family turf of the Muftis, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter is in the fray.

Over 23 lakh voters in Jammu and Kashmir will cast their votes for the first time in 10 years in phase 1 of the assembly election, deciding the fate of 219 candidates. This marks the first election in the union territory since the abrogation of Article 370.

The first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a 59 percent voter turnout, the highest in seven elections. Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole announced that the polling proceeded peacefully.

The candidate with the lowest declared assets is Independent Mohd Akram, contesting from the ST-reserved Surankote constituency, with assets worth just Rs 500.

As the curtain fell on the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly election campaign on Monday, the Valley has witnessed a dramatic shift. After more than 35 years, Kashmir is experiencing an unprecedented level of energetic and bold campaigning,

Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.

India’s troubled region of Jammu and Kashmir saw a brisk turnout amid tight security as voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in the first regional legislative elections in a decade. The region, which has seen years of separatist violence and is at the centre of a dispute between India and Pakistan,

In the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir's assembly polls held on September 18, a voter turnout of over 61% was recorded, mirroring the 2014 elections. Kishtwar district led with an impressive 80% turnout.