State Vision News Service Jammu, Sept. 6 In accordance with the election schedule issued by Election Commission of India ECI for the conduct of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024, the scrutiny of nomination papers for 26 Assembly Constituencies which are going to polling in 2nd phase was held on Friday, in the office of the respective Returning Officers across six districts of UT. During the scrutiny of the nomination papers filed by 309 candidates, candidature of 266 candidates was found valid as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India. A statement from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer detailed the scrutiny process held today. Nomination papers of 99 candidates were found valid in Srinagar district, followed by 55 in Budgam district, 39 in Rajouri district, 30 in Poonch district, 22 in Reasi district while nomination papers of 21 candidates have been found valid and accordingly accepted in Ganderbal district. In Reasi district, nomination papers of 6 candidates were found valid in 56 Gulabgarh ST AC; 9 candidates in 57 Reasi AC; while nomination papers of 7 candidates have been accepted in 58 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi AC. In Rajouri district, nomination papers of 11 candidates were found valid in 83 Kalakote Sunderbani AC; 5 candidates in 84 Nowshera AC; 12 candidates in 85 Rajouri ST AC; 5 candidates in 86 Budhal ST AC; while nomination papers of 6 candidates have been accepted in 87 Thannamandi ST AC.
For the three ACs in Poonch district, a total of 10 nomination papers were found valid and accepted in 88 Surankote ST AC; 9 in 89 Poonch Haveli AC, while nomination papers of 11 candidates have Contd. on page 2
