Srinagar and Anantnag parliament seats would go to polls on April 9 and 12 respectively, Election Commission of India said on Thursday.
The Anantnag seat had fallen vacant in June 2016 after Mehbooba Mufti, the present Chief Minister, had resigned as Lok Sabha member following her election as MLA from Anantnag assembly segment.
As per Election Commission of India, March 24 is last date for filing nomination papers for the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. The scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on March 27 an d March 29 is the last date for withdrawing the candidature. The polling will be held on April 12.
Similarly, the Srinagar seat had fallen vacant after former PDP leader Tariq Hamid Karra had resigned from the PDP as well as Lok Sabha in protest against what he called “brutalities” on protesters in Kashmir.
The last date for filing nominations for Srinagar parliamentary seat is March 21 and the scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on March 22. The last date to withdraw candidature is March 24. The polling will be held on April 9.
