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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls likely later this year, says Election Commission
The Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday that it may hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir later this year. An announcement could come after the Amarnath Yatra, which is expected to end around mid-August. What the EC said In a statement, the Commission said it would keep monitoring the situation in the state on a regular and continuous basis, take inputs from all relevant quarters, and announce the schedule for the Assembly election once the yatra was over. Background Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the Assembly in November, afterRead More