In the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, nearly 20% of candidates face criminal charges, including murder and rape. Key political contenders include BJP, PDP, and the NC-Congress alliance.

Jammu and Kashmir saw a 61.38% voter turnout in the first phase of assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India. Male turnout was 63.75%, while female turnout was 58.96%, and third gender turnout reached 40%.

The voter turnout in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections failed to match the voter turnout in the 2014 election when it was still a state and not a Union Territory.