J-K Assembly polls Phase 2 voting on 26 seats tomorrow

Amid tight security, the stage is all set for the second phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Voting will begin at 7 AM in 26 constituencies. The constituencies going to polls on Wednesday are spread over six districts – three in the Valley and three in the Jammu division.

The second phase of elections is particularly significant as it will determine the fate of 239 candidates, including former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, contesting from both Budgam and Ganderbal. Other notable candidates contesting in this phase include Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder



Raina, competing for the Nowshera seat, and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra, running from Central Shalteng.

In this phase of the assembly elections, more than 2.5 million people will be eligible to exercise their franchise across 26 seats – 11 in Jammu and 15 in Kashmir – on Wednesday, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The EC said to facilitate smooth and hassle-free electoral participation, it has established 3,502 polling stations in these segments and added that there are 1,056 urban polling stations and 2,446 rural polling stations.