Discuss any information about any of the elections held in the erstwhile state of j&k
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Legislative assembly elections have been held 11 times in the state since 1951 whereas Parliamentary elections have been held 12 times since 1967. Municipal elections have been held in the state only four times since 1947, with the October 2018 elections being the fifth time they were held.
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Explanation:
Elections in Jammu and Kashmir include elections to the Parliament of India, both houses of the bicameral state legislature (now union territories), and various other local level bodies such as municipalities and Panchayat constituencies.
A voter coming out after casting his vote from a polling booth of Budgam during the 4th Phase of General Election 2009 on 7 May 2009. (The raised finger indicates the indelible ink from voting)
There are 87 assembly constituencies and 6 Lok sabha constituencies (parliamentary constituencies).[1][2] Legislative assembly elections have been held 11 times in the state since 1951 whereas Parliamentary elections have been held 12 times since 1967. Municipal elections have been held in the state only four times since 1947, with the October 2018 elections being the fifth time they were held.[3][4]
There are six Parliamentary Constituencies (Lok Sabha Constituencies) in Jammu and Kashmir - 1.Baramulla 2. Srinagar 3. Anantnag 4. Ladakh 5. Udhampur 6. Jammu
There are 87 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Indian National Congress (INC) have been the dominant political parties in Jammu and Kashmir. But in recent years the vote share of Bharatiya Janata Party has increased considerably for the parliamentary elections in the state, from 12.45% in 2008 to 23% in 2014.[5]
Comparison between voter turnout trends (in percentages) for the elections to the Lok Sabha (House of the People) of India between 1967 and 2014 for Jammu and Kashmir and India. Jammu and Kashmir has had the lowest voter turnout for any state in India in 6 of the 12 Lok Sabha elections it has been a part of.[6][7][8]