Question

01) Collect information about any of the elections held in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ans:- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014 was held in Jammu and Kashmir in
five phases from 25 November - 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and
Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 23 December 2014.However, no political
party secured majority of seats to form government. Finally, PDP (28seats) and BJP (25 seats) made a
coalition government in the state. On March 1, 2015: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed sworn in as the chief
minister of Jammu and Kashmir for the second time.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Jammu and Kashmir conducted in accordance with the constitution of India to elect the representative of various bodies at National, state and district levels including the 114 seat ( 90 seat+24 seat reserved for"POK"

Answer 2

Answer:

Since 1951, there have been 11 elections for the state's legislative assembly, compared to 12 elections for the parliament since 1967.

Explanation:

• In accordance with Indian law, elections are held in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to choose the members of a number of national, state, and local bodies, including the 114-member (90 seats plus 24 seats designated for "PoK") unicameral Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Indian Parliament.

• In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, by-elections for District Development Councils, municipal councils, and panchayat level entities were held between November 28 and December 19, 2020.

• Beginning in February–March 2020, a new delimitation procedure for assembly constituencies was implemented.

• The three major political parties in the state of Jammu and Kashmir before to 2019 were Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP), and Indian National Congress (INC).
• But starting in 1996, the Bhartiya Janata Party's vote share in the state's parliamentary elections climbed, rising from 12.45% in 2008 to 23% in 2014.

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