New Delhi: The stage is set for the final results of the assembly elections to be held on Tuesday, October 8 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Haryana. This election is particularly significant as it is the first in a decade and the first in the valley of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
Jammu Kashmir Assembly Elections
Elections to the 90-member assembly were held in three phases: the first on September 18, followed by the second phase on September 25 and the third phase on October 1.
Jammu Kashmir Assembly Elections constituency
Constituencies going to poll in Phase 1: The first phase of elections was held in Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Jainapora, Shopian, DH Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Doru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangas-Anantnag East, Pahalgam. Inderwal, Kishtwar, Pader-Nagaseni, Bhaderwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban and Banihal.
Constituencies going to poll in Phase 2: The second phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir was held in 26 constituencies, with over 13,000 polling personnel deployed at 3,500 stations in six districts of Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi, Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam.
The 26 constituencies are: Kangan (ST), Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Jadibal, Eidgah, Central Shalteng, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Charar-e-Sharif, Chadoora, Gulabgarh (ST), Reasi. , Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakot-Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli and Mendhar (ST).
Constituencies going to poll in phase 3: Voting took place in 40 assembly constituencies, of which 24 are located in Jammu region and 16 in Kashmir Valley.
Jammu district of Jammu division includes Bishnah-SC, Suchetgarh-SC, RS Pura, Jammu South, Bahu, Jammu East, Nagrota, Jammu West, Jammu North, Akhnoor-SC and Chhamb. Kathua district has six seats, namely Bani, Bilwar, Basohli, Jasrota, Kathua-SC and Hiranagar. Udhampur district has four constituencies, including Udhampur West, Udhampur East, Cheni and Ramnagar-SC, while Samba district has three seats: Ramgarh-SC, Samba and Vijaypur.
Kashmir division, Kupwara district consists of 16 assembly constituencies, which are “Karna, Tregham, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara and Langate”. Baramulla district includes Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Wagoora-Kreeri and Pattan, while Bandipora district includes Sonawari, Bandipora, Gurez (ST).
Major parties in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections
National Conference and Congress formed an alliance while People’s Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the other major contenders.
High-profile leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have been actively campaigning on the ground for weeks, underscoring the importance of Are doing. Of this election.
Jammu Kashmir assembly election candidates
First phase: leading candidates
Prominent candidates for the first phase include Iltija Mufti (PDP) – Bijbehara-Srigufwara, Waheed Para (PDP) – Pulwama, Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami (CPIM) – Kulgam, Khalid Najeeb Suharwadi (National Conference) – Doda, Shagun Parihar (BJP). . – Kishtwar and Vicar Rasool Wani (Congress) – Banihal.
Second phase: leading candidates
Among the prominent candidates in the second phase is former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah, who is contesting from both Budgam and Ganderbal seats. Additionally, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina is contesting from Nowshera assembly seat, while State Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra is contesting from Central-Shalteng seat.
Third phase: leading candidates
In the third phase, notable candidates include former ministers like Raman Bhalla (RS Pura), Usman Majeed (Bandipora), Nazir Ahmed Khan (Gurez), Taj Mohiuddin (Uri), Basharat Bukhari (Wagoora-Kreeri), Imran Ansari (Pattan). Are. ), Ghulam Hasan Mir (Gulmarg), Chaudhary Lal Singh (Basohli), Rajeev Jasrotia (Jasrota), Manohar Lal Sharma (Bilawar), Sham Lal Sharma and Ajay Kumar Sadhotra (Jammu North), Mula Ram (Marh), Chander Prakash Ganga, and Manjeet Singh (Vijapur).
Voting percentage in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections
The total turnout in the assembly elections in the valley of Jammu and Kashmir was recorded at 63.88 per cent, of which male turnout was 64.88 per cent, while female turnout was 63.04 per cent.
The Election Commission reported 69.69 percent voting in the third phase held on October 1. The voting percentage in the first and second phases was 61.38 percent and 57.31 percent respectively. Notably, Phase 3 saw a slightly higher turnout of female voters at 70.02 per cent, which was higher than the male turnout of 69.37 per cent.
What did the exit polls predict?
Exit polls for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections predict that the Congress-National Conference alliance may win around 43 seats, 3 short of majority, while the BJP may win 27 seats, the PDP 7 and others 13 seats.
Dainik Bhaskar: BJP 20-25, Congress+NC 35-40, PDP 4-7, Others 12-18
C-Voter: BJP 27-32, Congress+NC 40-48, PDP 6-12, Others 6-11
Pulse of the people: BJP 22-27, Congress+NC 46-50, PDP 7-11, Others 4-6
Axis My India: BJP 24-34, Congress+NC 35-45, PDP 4-6, Others 9-23
Haryana Assembly Elections
Voting took place in Haryana on October 5, 2024, across 20,629 established polling stations with over 2 crore eligible voters across all 90 constituencies. Elections in Haryana were earlier to be held on October 1 but later the Election Commission postponed it.
Haryana Assembly Elections major constituencies
There are 90 assembly seats in the state including Kalka, Panchkula, Narayangarh, Ambala Cantt, Ambala City, Mullana (SC), Sadhaura (SC), Jagadhri, Yamunanagar, Radaur, Ladwa, Shahbad (SC), Thanesar, Pehowa, Guhla (SC). . , Kalayat, Kaithal, Pundri, Nilokheri (SC), Indri, Karnal, Gharaunda, Assandh, Panipat Rural, Panipat City, Israna (SC), Samalkha, Gannaur, Rai, Kharkhoda (SC), Sonipat, Gohana, Baroda, Julana, Safidon, Jind, Uchana Kalan, Narwana (SC), Tohana, Fatehabad, Ratia (SC), Kalanwali (SC), Dabwali, Rania, Sirsa, Ellenabad, Adampur, Uklana (SC), Narnaund, Hansi, Barwala, Hisar, Nalwa. , Loharu, Badhra, Dadri, Bhiwani, Tosham, Bawani Kheda (SC), Meham, Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, Rohtak, Kalanaur (SC), Bahadurgarh, Badli, Jhajjar (SC), Beri, Atel, Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Nangal Chaudhary. , Bawal (SC), Kosli, Rewari, Pataudi (SC), Badshahpur, Gurgaon, Sohna, Nuh, Firozpur Jhirka, Punhana, Hathin, Hodal (SC), Palwal, Prithla, Faridabad NIT, Badkhal, Ballabgarh, Faridabad and Tigaon.
Major parties of Haryana Assembly elections
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in alliance with Azad Samaj Party are the major parties in the state.
Haryana assembly election candidates
There were only 1,031 candidates in this year’s election, of which the highest number was 72 from Jind. This is down from 2014, when 1,351 candidates contested the elections, and from 2019, when 1,169 candidates contested the assembly elections.
Prominent people in the fray include Chief Minister Saini (Ladwa), Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), INLD’s Abhay Singh Chautala (Ellenabad), JJP’s Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan), BJP’s Anil Vij (Ambala Cantt). Are included. and OP Dhankhar (Badli), AAP’s Anurag Dhanda (Kalayat) and Congress’s Vinesh Phogat (Julana). Independent candidates include Savitri Jindal (Hisar), Ranjit Chautala (Rania) and Chitra Sarwara (Ambala Cantt).
This election also saw a decrease in the number of women candidates, with only 101 women contesting in the Haryana elections. Notable candidates include Shakti Rani Sharma and Shaili Chaudhary from Ambala.
Voting percentage of Haryana assembly elections
67.90% voting took place in Haryana on October 5 for the 15th Assembly general election in 2024. Sirsa district witnessed the highest turnout of 75.36%, while Faridabad district witnessed the lowest turnout of 56.49%.
Additionally, Ellenabad assembly constituency saw the highest turnout of 80.61%, and Badkhal assembly constituency saw the lowest turnout of 48.27%.
67.62% voting took place in Ambala district. Voting was 65.23% in Panchkula district, 74.20% in Yamunanagar district, 69.59% in Kurukshetra district, 72.36% in Kaithal district, 65.67% in Karnal district, 68.80% in Panipat district, 66.08% in Sonipat district, 72.19% in Jind district. , and 74.77% in Fatehabad district. Similarly, 70.58% in Hisar district, 70.46% in Bhiwani district, 69.58% in Charkhi Dadri district, 66.73% in Rohtak district, 65.69% in Jhajjar district, 70.45% in Mahendragarh district, 67.99% in Rewari district, 57.96% in Gurugram district. % were recorded. , Mewat District 72.81%, and Palwal 73.89%.
Of the 2,03,54,350 voters in the state, 1,38,19,776 voters cast their votes, including 74,28,124 men, 63,91,534 women and 118 third gender voters.
What did the exit polls predict?
Exit polls have predicted that Congress will return to power in Haryana after a gap of 10 years. The party will win around 55 seats, BJP 27 seats, INLD 2 seats, JJP 1 seat and others around 5 seats.
According to the pollster matrix, Congress is expected to get 55-62 seats, BJP 18-24, INLD 3-6, JJP 0-3 and others 2-5.
People’s Pulse has predicted that Congress will get around 49-61 seats, BJP 20-32, INLD 2-3, JJP 0-1 and others 3-5 seats.
Dhruv Research has predicted that Congress will win around 50-64 seats, BJP 22-32 seats and others 2-8 seats.
