When will Jammu and Kashmir Polls be held ? By Deepak Parvatiyar October 20, 2014 Anti-incumbency, coupled with a certain NaMo factor, resulted in the demolition of sitting governments in the Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana. The focus now shifts to the troubled Jammu & Kashmir where the Election Commission is yet to take a call on whether to hold elections in December or to defer it. Election Commission to hold Elections as per schedule in J and K The EC has the mandate to hold elections in the state before the six-year term of the 87-member J&K Assembly ends on January 19, 2015. If the EC fails to do so, Governor’sr ule would be imposed as per J&K’s Constitution. You may also like to read About J and K Elections There are at least three factors that presently must be weighing heavily on the Election Commission before taking a call on the election dates: Winter snow in the Valley that makes mobility extremely difficult
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