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| From unopposed election in 50s to multi-corner contest now in J&K | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: In Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed a single party rule since elections were held in the state after its merger with the union of India in 1947 barring few years in between, a multi-cornered contest is expected in all the 87 assembly constituencies this time.
However, there would be no polls in 25 constituencies reserved for the people of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) since elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir.
More than 10,000 polling booths, majority of them hyper sensitive and sensitive, will be set up for over 72 lakh voters to elect their representatives in the state, where separatists have already started anti-poll campaign, particularly in the Kashmir valley.
Since the emergence of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the state witnessed coalition rule from 2002 because of hung assembly in 2002 and 2008. The Congress, however, shared power on both the occasions with regional parties PDP in 2002 and National Conference (NC) in 2008.
It was NC which ruled the state for majority years after the party started participating in the polls following Indira-Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah accord in 1975. The NC formed the government with the support of Congress members after Syed Mir Qasim stepped down to pave the way for Sheikh Abdullah to become chief minister after he (Sheikh) joined the national mainstream abandoning plebiscite demand following accord. |
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