Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized that the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not about the victory of any political alliance but about ensuring the region's prosperity and peace.

Enthusiastic voters, men and women, young and elderly, first-timers and one centenarian who has voted in all elections since India's first Lok Sabha polls, turned out in strength in polling booths across 24 constituencies,

LIVE: Preparations and mock polling are ongoing at a booth in the Banihal Assembly constituency. first Assembly election after Article 370.

As the first phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir begins on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged voters to come out in huge numbers to strengthen the festival of democracy.

SRINAGAR: The first phase of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a voter turnout of 58.85 per cent as of 7:30 PM on September 18, 2024, the highest in 35 years. This notable surge in voter participation was marked by peaceful polling across 24 assembly constituencies (ACs) spanning seven districts,

Jammu and Kashmir is India's only Muslim-majority territory and has been at the centre of a dispute with neighbouring Pakistan since 1947. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in

The phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its s