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Jammu Kashmir Election 3rd Phase Voting: Voting is being held on Tuesday (October 1) for the third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Voting has started at 7 am, which will continue till 6 pm. In the last phase, more than 39.18 lakh voters will exercise their franchise at 5,060 polling stations for 40 assembly seats in 7 districts. This includes 24 assembly seats in Jammu and 16 assembly seats in Kashmir Valley.
415 candidates are trying their luck in the last phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Prominent leaders like People’s Conference President and former minister Sajjad Lone and National Panthers Party India President Dev Singh are also in the fray. Sajjad Lone is contesting from two seats in Kupwara, while Dev Singh is contesting from Chenani seat in Udhampur.
Former minister Raman Bhalla from RS Pura, Usman Majid from Bandipura, Nazir Ahmed Khan from Gurez, Taj Mohiuddin from Uri, Basharat Bukhari from Waghura-Kreeri, Imran Ansari from Pattan, Ghulam Hassan Mir from Gulmarg, Choudhary Lal Singh from Basohli, Rajiv Jasrotia from Jasrota, Manohar Lal Sharma from Billawar, Sham Lal Sharma and Ajay Kumar Sadhotra from Jammu North, Moola Ram from Marh, Chandra Prakash Ganga and Manjit Singh from Bijapur and other candidates are in the fray.
Voting will be held on these seats
Elections are to be held on 40 assembly seats in the final phase. Voting will take place in Bishnah-SC, Suchetgarh-SC, RS Pura, Jammu South, Bahu, Jammu East, Nagrota, Jammu West, Jammu North, Akhnoor-SC and Chhamb, Bani, Billawar, Basohli, Jasrota, Kathua-SC and Hiranagar, Udhampur West, Udhampur East, Cheni and Ramnagar-SC and Ramgarh-SC, Samba and Vijaypur, Karnah, Tregham, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara and Langate, Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Wagura-Kreeri and Pattan, Sonawari, Bandipora, Gurez (ST).
Earlier, 61.38 percent voting took place in the first phase on September 18, while 57.31 percent voting took place in the second phase on October 26. Let us tell you that this is the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019. Its results will be declared on October 8.
People’s voice was suppressed in PDP government – Engineer Rashid
Engineer Rashid has said that the voting percentage has increased because people have been victims of state repression. People’s voice has been suppressed since PDP came to power in 2014. People want to express their feelings and they want change because they have understood that they can achieve something only through democratic means. Violence has no place in society. The people of Kashmir have always believed in democracy. They also wanted a democratic solution to the Kashmir issue. I hope that an era of reconciliation will begin after the voting.
What did Engineer Rashid say about joining hands with BJP?
Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) president Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid said, “Why would I join hands with BJP? Power is a very small thing for me. I was an independent MLA and I would have joined any party. If power was my priority, I would have joined hands with PM Modi. Many people have been killed in Kashmir. My biggest concern is to ensure that these killings should stop. The priority is how the leadership will work after getting the people’s mandate. Do they roam around like VVIPs after winning elections like traditional parties PDP, JKNC, Congress and BJP. Kashmir has to go beyond this. The goal of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) will be to bring lasting peace in Kashmir.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh casts vote
Union Minister Jitendra Singh and his family members cast their votes at a polling booth in Bahu Assembly constituency in the third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024. During this, he said that all these refugees from Pakistan are very loyal to the Congress party. They were not friendly. They always blamed the Congress party for the partition, so when they settled here, they were denied voting rights and even citizenship rights under the guise of Article 370 and 35A. The irony is that this same section of the society gave India two Prime Ministers Dr. Manmohan Singh and I.K. Gujral. Article 370 never helped the common man. If you ask the common man in the streets of Srinagar or Kashmir, they too will support the repeal of Article 370.”
People will take revenge for BJP’s atrocities – Yogesh Sahni
Congress candidate from Jammu East Yogesh Sahni said, “Secularism will win and people will take revenge for the atrocities committed by the BJP in the last 10 years through their votes. Congress did not say that we will bring Article 370, but our demand will be that the youth of Jammu get their jobs and their land should also be protected. Statehood should be restored. My appeal to the people is that we are fighting for the truth and I request people not to sit at home, but go and vote.”
PM Modi expressed this confidence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Instagram and said, “Today is the third and last round of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. I request all voters to come forward and cast their vote to make the festival of democracy a success. I am confident that apart from the young comrades who are going to vote for the first time, women power will also participate in the voting in large numbers.”
BJP candidate Sham Lal Sharma made this appeal to the people
BJP candidate from Jammu North Assembly constituency Sham Lal Sharma cast his vote at the polling booth in Purkhoo Government School in Jammu. After this he said, “This is the biggest festival of democracy. The people of Jammu and Kashmir have been waiting for the assembly elections for a long time. The long queues outside the polling booths are proof that people want change in Jammu and Kashmir. I am confident that people are going to break the voting record of the last several years in the 24 seats of Jammu province. I request the voters to choose the best candidates.”
BJP candidate Arvind Gupta made a big statement
BJP candidate from Jammu West assembly seat Arvind Gupta offered prayers at Bawe Wali Mata Mahakali temple. PDP has fielded Rajat Gupta and Congress has fielded Manmohan Singh from this seat. Arvind Gupta said, “Today is the last phase of the election and these elections are historic for Jammu and Kashmir. Those who ruled Jammu and Kashmir for 70 years have discriminated against it.”
Mata Rani should strengthen the nationalist forces – Vikram Randhawa
BJP candidate from Bahu assembly constituency Vikram Randhawa offered prayers at Bawe Wali Mata Mahakali temple. Congress has fielded Taranjit Singh Tony and PDP has fielded Varinder Singh from this seat. Vikram Randhawa said, “I have prayed that Mata Rani strengthens the nationalist forces. These elections will take Jammu and Kashmir in a new direction. Jammu and Kashmir has decided to take the best decision this time.”
Cast a historic vote for all-round development – Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted on Instagram and said, “Jammu and Kashmir needs a government that is visionary and can take tough decisions for security, peace and stability here. People voting here in the last phase today should use the power of their vote to form a government that keeps Jammu and Kashmir away from terrorism, separatism, nepotism and corruption and is determined to protect the rights of every section. Cast a historic vote for tourism, education, employment and all-round development in Jammu and Kashmir.”
Ghulam Nabi Azad said a big thing amidst voting in Jammu and Kashmir
Democratic Progressive Azad Party President Ghulam Nabi Azad said, “I appeal to the people to come out and vote. The political party that comes to power should resolve the issues. I will not speak against or in favor of any party. Voters will decide whether the majority will be given to any one party or not.”
Voting is taking place in 7 districts of Jammu and Kashmir today
People are seen standing in queue outside a polling station in Jammu to vote in the third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections today. Eligible voters are exercising their franchise in 40 constituencies of 7 districts of the Union Territory.
