Intense Campaigning Ends for Crucial J&K Assembly Polls

The final phase of campaigning for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election concluded with major parties like the BJP, Congress, NC, and PDP engaging in fierce debates on crucial issues. Voting spans seven districts and involves 415 candidates. Results are expected on October 8, after polling on October 1.

The intense campaigning for the final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election concluded Sunday, with major political parties, including the BJP, Congress, NC, and PDP, engaging in fierce exchanges over critical issues like Pakistan, Article 370, terrorism, and reservation.

Voting for this crucial phase, covering 40 Assembly segments across seven districts—Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, and Kathua in the Jammu region, and Baramulla, Bandipora, and Kupwara in north Kashmir—is scheduled for October 1.

The electoral fate of 415 candidates, including former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand (Congress) and Muzaffar Beig, will be decided in this round. Voter turnout was robust in earlier phases, with 61.38% in the first phase on September 18 and 57.31% in the second phase on September 26.

(With inputs from agencies.)