After the removal of Article 370, elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir without boycott for the first time in 35 years.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Elections are being held for the first time in Kashmir after the removal of Article 370. There are long queues for voting in Srinagar. In which heavy force is deployed for security. Despite cloudy skies, a large number of voters stood in queues in Pulwama, Kangan, Ganderbal, Budgam and Pampore areas including the old city area of ​​Srinagar city.

For the first time in 35 years, there has been no announcement of election boycott.

This is the first election in Kashmir since 1987 when separatists did not boycott the elections. Apart from this, voters are also coming to vote in the old city area of ​​Srinagar without any fear.

strong security system

The authorities have tightened security arrangements to provide a fear-free voting environment to the people. A large number of security forces have been deployed in the entire area.

17,47,810 voters will vote

There are 17,47,810 voters in the constituency, which includes 8,75,938 male, 8,71,808 female and 64 third gender voters. The Election Commission has created 2135 polling stations in the constituency, of which 1004 are urban and 1131 are rural.

24 candidates in the fray

There are 24 candidates in the fray for this seat. However, the main contest is between Syed Ruhullah Mehdi of National Conference (NC), Waheed ur Rehman Parra of People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Mohammad Ashraf Mir of Jammu and Kashmir Upani Party.