Redrawing of constituencies

The number of assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir now increases by seven, to 90, as per the final order of the Delimitation Commission released on Thursday

FIRST STEP TOWARDS ELECTIONS?

This process is crucial because it marks the first step towards holding fresh elections in the region that has been under central rule for three years now

HOW J&K ELECTORAL NUMBERS CHANGE

Out of the 90 assembly constituencies in the UT, 43 will be in the Jammu region and 47 in Kashmir. Earlier, Jammu had 37 members and Kashmir had 46