<p>Srinagar: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued notification for the first phase of the three-phased assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in which 24 segments will go to polls on September 18.</p>.<p>With the issuance of the notification, the nomination process for the candidates has started.</p>.<p>The last date for making nominations for the first phase is August 27, while the scrutiny of the nominations will take place on August 28.</p>.Former minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali joins BJP ahead of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.<p>The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is August 30 and the date of poll, if necessitated, is September 18.</p>.<p>In the first phase, 16 assembly segments in the valley that are in south Kashmir and eight in Jammu region will go to polls. </p><p>The seats are Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, D H Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangus-Anantnag East, and Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley.</p>.<p>Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder-Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban, and Banihal will go to polls in Jammu region.</p>
<p>Srinagar: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued notification for the first phase of the three-phased assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in which 24 segments will go to polls on September 18.</p>.<p>With the issuance of the notification, the nomination process for the candidates has started.</p>.<p>The last date for making nominations for the first phase is August 27, while the scrutiny of the nominations will take place on August 28.</p>.Former minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali joins BJP ahead of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.<p>The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is August 30 and the date of poll, if necessitated, is September 18.</p>.<p>In the first phase, 16 assembly segments in the valley that are in south Kashmir and eight in Jammu region will go to polls. </p><p>The seats are Pampore, Tral, Pulwama, Rajpora, Zainapora, Shopian, D H Pora, Kulgam, Devsar, Dooru, Kokernag (ST), Anantnag West, Anantnag, Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Shangus-Anantnag East, and Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley.</p>.<p>Inderwal, Kishtwar, Padder-Nagseni, Bhadarwah, Doda, Doda West, Ramban, and Banihal will go to polls in Jammu region.</p>