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Elections

This section is a window to the Parliamentary, Assembly, Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Devsar Assembly Constituency: A Profile

Devsar, a strategically located assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, presents a unique blend of political, social, and economic dynamics, making it...

Kulgam Assembly Constituency: A Profile

As Jammu and Kashmir prepares for pivotal assembly elections, Kulgam is poised for a crucial vote, with Communist Party leader Yousuf Tarigami seeking a...

Kashmir’s New PSA Debate

Two generations later, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has pledged to do away with the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act it...
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Reverse Migration In Kashmir Politics

A wave of political realignments has swept through Jammu and Kashmir following the announcement of long-awaited assembly elections, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani A...

Kashmir Polls: A Curtain Raiser

As Jammu and Kashmir is racing to elect 90 members to the assembly that has lost its authority and sting in the last five...

Kashmir: Election Finally

Though the assembly in Jammu and Kashmir has compromised its status and strength, it is expected to have visitors finally by October 2024 as...

Kashmir Elections: Awaiting the Final Verdict

As concluding the assessment visit, the Chief Election Commissioner announced that the poll dates for Jammu and Kashmir would be disclosed following a final...

Kashmir’s First Gentlemen Contest

Given the power, an elected enjoys, the elections across the world are a cut-throat race that involves everything from mudslinging to scandalising people. For...

Omar, Mehbooba: United In Loss

The just concluded Lok Sabha saw two former Chief Ministers losing an election for the first time. Babra Wani attempts an explanation “I think it’s...

The Rasheed Rise

Even before his arrest in 2019 in a money laundering case, Engineer Rasheed, the two-time lawmaker from Langate, was gaining a lot of acceptability...

Kashmir’s Fragmented Mandate

The improved turnout in the Lok Sabha elections retained the mandate’s regional divide on Kashmir-Jammu lines, a trend not new to the region’s politics....

Kashmir: Politics, Politicians, People

In the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani was supposed to meet the politicians who were in the contest and accompany...

JKNC: Looming Legacy Challenges

Jammu and Kashmir’s five-time Chief Minister and the most senior politician, Dr Farooq Abdullah, skipped a Lok Sabha contest on health grounds. Is he...

Anantnag’s Contestant Mix

As usual, the contest in the challenging Anantnag-Poonch constituency is between the major parties. But there are too many others, who may not get...

‘BJP Threatened, Enticed, Swayed 20% of Our Leaders’, Mehbooba Mufti

During campaigning down south Kashmir, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani and Aiman Fayaz travelled with PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti, during campaigning in South Kashmir for...