The Election Commission has announced that assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir like Delhi

The Election Commission has informed that assembly elections will be held in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Delhi. Jammu and Kashmir is now a Union Territory. After the assembly elections, steps will be taken to grant statehood after looking at the situation. The Election Commission has indicated to announce the date of assembly elections by the end of this month after the formation of the central government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. A consultation will be held with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission regarding the election issue. After the meeting with the Home Ministry, the commission will also hold consultations with the political parties participating in the Assembly elections. The Election Commission said that other aspects including security arrangements will be discussed in this meeting. Assembly elections will be announced after the meeting of political parties. Following the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission will complete the state election work by September 2024. According to sources, the Election Commission has announced an appeal under Para 10B of the Election Symbols (Allotment and Allocation) Order, 1968 in Jammu and Kashmir seeking allotment of election symbols with immediate effect. Application for election symbol requested: We inform you that the election symbol of BJP for recognized state and national level political parties is lotus, Congress election symbol is handnail, while registered unrecognized political parties have their own reserved symbols. To field a candidate, they must apply for an election symbol. According to the rules, any registered non-recognized party can apply for an election symbol six months before the end of its term. But since Jammu and Kashmir does not yet have an assembly, the Election Commission is accepting applications. The date of the assembly elections is yet to be announced, but the Election Commission has said that the elections will be held soon. Elections are going to be held soon in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and it is noteworthy that during the Lok Sabha elections, polling was also held in the constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir. During the polling, a large number of voters turned out to cast their votes. It was only after that that the Chief Election Commissioner said that the assembly elections will be held soon in Jammu and Kashmir, and now the Election Commission has started the work to conduct the elections. In the Lok Sabha elections, Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest voter turnout in four decades at 58.58 percent, while the Valley recorded 51.05 percent.