The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued notification for 24 assembly seats of Jammu & Kashmir where voting will take place on September 18.
The ECI issued the election notification after the Lieutenant Governor, in a separate notification, called upon each of these 24 constituencies to elect members of Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951.
The poll-body issued notification for Pampore,Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian,D.H. Pora, Kulgam, Devsar,Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara—Bijbehara,Shangus Anantnag East, Pahalgam, Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder – Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban and Banihal seats.
As per the notification, a copy of which is in possession of news , the candidates can file nomination papers for these seats till August 27 while scrutiny of nominations will be taken up on August 28.
The poll-body has fixed August 30 as the last date for withdrawal of candidature.
