J&K Assembly elections can be held by year end: Rajnath Singh

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held by this year end, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

IANS IANS Jun 17, 2022 08:23 0

J&K Assembly elections can be held by year end: Rajnath Singh

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the executive council and general body meeting of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir on June 17, 2022. Lieutenant Governor, J&K Manoj Sinha is also seen. (Photo: PIB/IANS)

Jammu, June 17 (IANS) Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held by this year end, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

Addressing a function here, he said that the delimitation exercise was completed in J&K, recently following which the total number of assembly seats has been increased to 90, with the Jammu division having 43 seats and the Kashmir Valley having 47.

There is a possibility that the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held by this year-end, he said.

The Defence Minister, who is on a two-day visit to J&K, had on Thursday interacted with senior field commanders in addition to visiting forward positions on the Line of Control (LoC).