J&K Assembly Election Results

• The Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir has been held five years after the dilution of Article 370 and termination of Statehood.
• A large fraction of registered voters (about 64%) cast their votes.
• The CSDS-Lokniti survey revealed that 59% of voters saw the election as an opportunity to elect representatives to address local issues.
• 64% of the population supported the restoration of the special status granted to the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Old anxieties of losing land and cultural identity were the driving force behind this desire.
• 81% of respondents felt a better future lies in restoring the Statehood.
• The main argument to end the special status was to ensure faster development and improve the law and order situation.
• 44% of respondents saw a surge in tourism, the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy.
• However, only a third of respondents felt there has been significant improvement in the efficiency of various government departments.
• Relations between the people of the Jammu and the Kashmir Valley have not significantly improved.