The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana’s Assembly elections.
The election for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s 90 seats will be held on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with results to be announced on October 8.
The assembly elections will take place in Haryana in October 5 and results will be out on October 8.
All regional and national political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the decision to hold the Assembly elections in line with the directions of the Supreme Court.
The terms of the legislative assembly of Haryana ends on November 3. The poll panel also plans to hold assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir before September 30, the deadline set by the Supreme Court.
The Election Commission has visited Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana recently to oversee the poll preparedness but is yet to visit Maharashtra.
