Long Wait for A Short Election Schedule: J&K Polls to Wrap Up in 14 Days
News 18It will be a short election in Jammu and Kashmir, with just three phases spread over 14 days, almost half the length of the election schedule seen in the erstwhile state in 2014 when it last saw assembly elections or just a few months ago in the Lok Sabha. Follow Assembly Elections schedule LIVE Updates The elections in J&K will be held in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1, and the results will be declared on October 4. In 2014, the elections were held in five phases spread over 26 days while the total schedule was spread over 29 days if one factors in the counting day. The short election schedule also shows the confidence that the government and the ECI have in conducting an election within the realm of normalcy prevalent in the state.