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Voting for most seats for August 10 polls postponed in PoK due to law and order concerns

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 695 words · By PTI
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Voting for seven of the 11 seats in the third phase of polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that were scheduled for August 10 have been postponed for an indefinite period due to “concerns over the law-and-order situation,” it was announced on Friday (August 7,…

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What happened

Voting for seven of the 11 seats in the third phase of polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that were scheduled for August 10 have been postponed for an indefinite period due to “concerns over the law-and-order situation,” it was announced on Friday (August 7,…

Why it matters

After the first and second phases of the polls, which were marred by violent protests, were held on July 27 and August 2 respectively, voting was scheduled on Monday (August 10) for 11 constituencies of Poonch Division in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Common ground

There are a total of 45 seats on which polls are being held for the so-called Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the first and second phases of the polls... were held on July 27 and August 2 respectively”
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Multiple sources confirm the first phase was held on July 27 and the second phase on August 2.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pyo Ji-hoon (Korean: 표지훈; born February 2, 1993), known professionally as P.O (피오), is a South Korean rapper, singer and actor. He is the youngest member of the boy group Block B and its sub-unit Bast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.O
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chaudhry Latif Akbar (Urdu: چوہدری لطیف اکبر) is a Pakistani politician who serves as the 14th Speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He is a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaudhry_Latif_Akbar
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Claim 2: “In the first phase on July 27, the PML-N won nine out of 13 seats, while the PPP won four.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “There are a total of 45 seats on which polls are being held for the so-called Kashmir Legislative Assembly.”
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While the provided Wikipedia results for 'Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly' are general, multiple web search results specifically reporting on the 2026 polls confirm there are 45 contesting/directly elected seats.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_Legislative_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LA-45 Kashmir Valley-VI is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Abdul Majid Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It covers the area of Khybe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA-45_Kashmir_Valley-VI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, also known as AJK Legislative Assembly, is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the autonomous state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Kashmir_Legislative_Assem…
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Claim 4: “Voting for seven of the 11 seats in the third phase of polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that were scheduled for August 10 have been postponed for an indefinite period”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that voting for seven of the 11 seats in the third phase of PoK polls scheduled for August 10 was postponed indefinitely due to law-and-order concerns.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A legal voting age is the minimum age that a person is allowed to vote in a democratic process. Most nations use 18 years of age as their voting age, but for other countries their voting age ranges be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_age
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Non-citizen suffrage occasionally alien suffrage (US; archaic) is the enfranchisement of non-citizen residents in municipal, regional, or national elections. This right varies widely by region, though…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, polling for three constituencies of Bagh district and one in Haveli will be held on August 10 as per schedule.Amid a volatile law-and-order situation, the voting for seven of the 11 seats i…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/07/voting-fo…
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Claim 5: “The ruling party at the federal level, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won both the first two phases”
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While the evidence mentions PML-N winning seats in the first phase, the specific claim that they 'won both the first two phases' as a whole is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence set; only general wins are mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān), is a country in South Asia. It shares its border with other countries India, Iran, Afghanistan and China (disp…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan is considered a middle power and is a declared nuclear-weapon state, with the world's seventh-largest standing armed forces.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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web search NEUTRAL — A map outlining historical sites in Pakistan. The history of Pakistan preceding the country's independence in 1947 [1] is shared with that of Afghanistan, India, and Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pakistan
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Claim 6: “One person was killed, and several were injured in the violence [during the second phase on August 2].”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a death or injuries on August 2.
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Claim 7: “polling for three constituencies of Bagh district and one in Haveli will be held on August 10 as per schedule”
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Three independent sources confirm that polling for three constituencies in Bagh and one in Haveli was scheduled to proceed on August 10.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Local government elections were held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 27 November (Muzaffarabad division), 3 December 2022 (Poonch division) and 8 December 2022 (Mirpur division) in three phases. These lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_AJK_local_government_elec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polling for three constituencies in Bagh district and one in Haveli district will be held on August 10. Also read: PML-N to secure two-thirds majority in AJK, says Rana Sanaullah.The third phase will …
https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/966951-ajk-election-campaig…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, polling for three constituencies of Bagh district and one in Haveli will be held on August 10 as per schedule, it said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/voting-for-most-…
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Claim 8: “The two phases taken together, PML-N has already won 24 seats.”
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Claim 9: “India maintains that the entire Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are its integral and inalienable parts.”
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This is a standard official position of the Indian government, confirmed by cross-references and official statements in web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir consists of two divisions: Jammu Division and Kashmir Division, and is further divided into 20 districts:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Jammu_and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jammu and Kashmir (abbr. J&K) is a region administered by India as a union territory consisting of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a border dispute bet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_terri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_Legislative_…
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Claim 10: “The PML-N swept the second phase, winning 16 seats while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won the remaining five seats.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific seat count (16 for PML-N, 5 for PPP) for the second phase.
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Claim 11: “The number of the people killed in protests is in two digits. Moreover, security personnel have also lost their lives”
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Claim 12: “New Delhi also asserts that Pakistan has been in “illegal and forcible occupation” of parts of these Union Territories.”
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Confirmed by official Indian government statements (MEA) and cross-references stating Pakistan is in 'illegal and forcible occupation'.
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web search NEUTRAL — MEA rejects Pakistan’s plans to hold polls in “illegally occupied” territories, reiterates Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as “inalienable” parts of India.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-strongly-protests-paki…
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web search NEUTRAL — But, the people currently living in the Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir are not Kashmiris or aboriginals. The demographics of that area has been changed via government aided programs or pogroms. S…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kundanbhaduri_indias-chief-im…
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web search NEUTRAL — Indian Administered Jammu & Kashmir is a heterogeneous State divided into three main divisions; Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, with its inhabitants possessing different ethnic backgrounds, professing dive…
https://www.efsas.org/Political+divisions+of+the+divided+Sta…
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Claim 13: “it [JAAC] claims that some 400 protesters have been killed since the first week of June.”
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Claim 14: “There are 53 seats in the so-called PoK Legislative Assembly - 45 are directly elected, while eight are reserved for women, technocrats and clerics.”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm the total of 53 seats, with 45 directly elected and 8 reserved for women, technocrats, and clerics.
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web search NEUTRAL — There are 53 seats in the so-called PoK legislative assembly - 45 are directly elected, while eight are reserved for women, technocrats and clerics.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/07/voting-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — There are 53 seats in the so-called PoK legislative assembly. Of these, 45 are directly elected, while eight are reserved for women, technocrats and clerics. Alleging rigging in seven seats, PPP senio…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pok-elections-2025-pml…
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web search NEUTRAL — There are 53 seats in the so-called PoK Legislative Assembly - 45 are directly elected, while eight are reserved for women, technocrats and clerics.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/discontent-answered-wit…
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Claim 15: “According to the JAAC, over 40 people were killed during the first phase of polls held on July 27.”
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