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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.

Lustrous Realignments

Fast approaching state assembly elections have started impacting the political landscape in a way, not seen in recent past, reports R S Gull Choudhary Lal...

Pampore 32

Historically NC’s stronghold Pampore tilted towards PDP after main-town chose to boycott elections. With NC struggling to find a tough competitor against PDP’s two...

Batmaloo 25

Despite its pro-boycott image Batamaloo is significantly important for both NC and PDP. While NC’s Irfan Shah is riding on his father’s legacy rival...

Chadoora 26

Located on the peripheries of Srinagar city Chadoora presents a sorry picture seeking attention of its representatives. Safwat Zargar talks to people across ideologies...

Zadibal 19

With its demography divided along sectarian lines Zadibal constituency is full of complexities for any contestant. Will the new face replace incumbent ‘development’ driven...

Shifting Fortunes

After recent poll debacle, Mians are going door to door to apologize for their mistakes, but will Kangan forgive them? Safwat Zargar reports With the...

Vows, Woes and Verdicts

With PDP’s first list of candidates out rival NC is on its toes again. Is it PDP’s over confidence or master stroke only time will...

Things fall Apart!

The losers in the recent LS polls still claim of undergoing introspection but some leaders spill the beans against their party leaders in the...

3 MPs, 6 Tragedies

As three parliamentarians elected in a low poll are flying for oath ceremony, there are six families grappling with uncertain future. Kashmir Life visits...

Man of the Match

In the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, state’s oldest political party was pushed to the knots. But what continues to dominate the table talks...

What Next?

With 20:20 over, Kashmir’s Reds and Greens are fighting a much tougher battle over the vote later this year. Shah Abbas explains the possible...

A Defeat and A Boycott

Why NC lost the game and how the separatist boycott influenced the outcome, an analysis by Nazir Hussain On May 7th after the last vote...

Out of Safe Zone

As results came out for 2014 elections many solid political foundations were shaken to the base. Shah Abbas analyzes how PDP took fight right...

A Fallen Prince

NC president and Kashmir’s flamboyant politician Farooq Abdullah lost his first ever election in decades sending the party in tailspin. Tasavur Mushtaq analyzes the...

Loss of political heirs

With PDP’s Muzaffar Hussain Beigh sweeping North Kashmir both Er Rashid and Sajad Gani Lone failed to carry forward Abdul Gani Lone’s political legacy....