Voting for most seats for August 10 polls postponed in PoK due to law and order concerns
Election officials have postponed voting for seven constituencies in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir due to ongoing law and order concerns. The decision follows violent protests during the first two phases of the local assembly elections.
Why it matters
The postponement highlights regional instability and the contested nature of the territory, which remains a significant point of geopolitical friction between India and Pakistan.
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, 2026).
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).
There are a total of 45 seats on which polls are being held for the so-called Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
“The electoral process in seven constituencies of Poonch district and Sudhnoti’s Pallandri will not be held on August 10,” the PoK's Election Commission said in a statement.
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