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J&K Assembly Elections: Scrutiny of nomination papers completed for phase 2; candidature of 266 candidates found valid

J&K Assembly Elections: Scrutiny of nomination papers completed for phase 2; candidature of 266 candidates found valid

Jammu, Sep 6 (UNI) In accordance with the election schedule issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) for the conduct of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, the scrutiny of nomination papers for 26 Assembly Constituencies which are going to polling in second 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, the 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 said that the 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.

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