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| Militancy hit Anantnag constituency will witness 3-phase polling | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 10: Anantnag constituency, which falls in the militancy-hit south Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir, will witness three-phase elections.
This is unprecedented given that a three phase election has never been held in a single constituency. Explaining the move, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said, "We will have to carry out three phases of election for just one constituency of Anantnag... so you can imagine how complicated it is." The events unfolding in and around the state - the issue of national security to be more precise - over the last one month has become the central plank in the BJP's campaign.
He further said that the commission has been studying the feasibility of holding elections as the state passes through a sensitive phase after the Pulwama attack. The Anantnag constituency was represented by Mehbooba Mufti in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. She secured 2,00,429 of the total votes, with a vote share of 53.41 percent. The parliamentary seat was vacated by Mehbooba when she became the CM following her father Mufti Mohammad Syed's death.
Since then, no bypolls were held for the seat due to law and order situation.
Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency has 16 Assembly segments, all of which fall in south Kashmir. All these Assembly segments have been reeling under violence for the last five years.
On the other hand, the state elections that are due have also been postponed indefinitely. Jammu and Kashmir right now is under President's Rule. |
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