New Delhi: After the successful completion of the General Election to the 18th Lok Sabha, the Election Commission of India has initiated the preparations for forthcoming Assembly Elections in the States of Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand besides Jammu & Kashmir with the updation of the electoral rolls in these states w.r.t. July 1, 2024, as the qualifying date. The term of the existing Legislative Assemblies in the three states are going to end on 03.11.2024, 26.11.2024 and 05.01.2025 respectively and elections to these Legislative Assemblies are required to be conducted before the completion of their terms, a press release from ECI stated.
Besides, the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is also to be conducted for constituting a new house after delimitation of Constituencies. Witnessing the huge participation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Elections, the Commission has also directed for the updation of the electoral rolls in J&K with July 1, 2024, as the qualifying date, a press release from ECI stated.
It may be recalled that CEC Rajiv Kumar in the last press conference remarked that “the story of huge participation in Lok Sabha elections by people of J&K is very hopeful and inspiring, showing how eager people are to participate in democracy. People must stay peaceful and united, fulfilling their aspirations and deciding their future and governance. The Commission is excited and gratified to help make this happen and will soon start the Assembly election process in J&K”, said the press release from ECI.
