Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election


The Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, will be held to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.

Background

Following the previous assembly election held in December 2014, a coalition government was formed between the JKPDP and the BJP. This government collapsed in June 2018 resulting in the imposition of Governor's rule and the subsequent dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in November 2018.
In August 2019, the parliament of India passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, which contained provisions to reorganize erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on 31 October 2019.
The new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will elect a Legislative Assembly following the implementation of new constituency boundaries. The new assembly will have between 107 to 114 members, with 24 seats being left vacant for representatives from areas currently administered by Pakistan, the actual number of members elected will be between 83 and 90.
In November 2019, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir G. C. Murmu stated that the process of electing a new assembly will begin soon and that the current situation of Lieutenant Governor's rule will not continue for much longer.