Srinagar: The Center is hoping assembly polls will be conducted in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir next year, sources said.
Top sources revealed to The Web Story that elections in J&K may be held next year in the months of August and September 2023.
Sources said that the government is all set to hold panchayat and municipality elections in the month of March and April 2023.
Pertinently, following the delimitation, the number of Assembly seats has gone up from 83 to 90, excluding the seats allocated to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The final electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir were published on November 25, with the highest-ever addition of more than 11 lakh voters, officials had said.
The final electoral rolls have a total of 83,59,771 electors. During this special summary revision period, a record 11,40,768 claims were received for inclusion of names in the electoral rolls across the UT. Out of these, 11,28,672 claims were accepted, and only 12,096 were rejected. These included 3,01,961 claims of inclusion in the age group of 18–19.
