In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the scrutiny of nomination papers for 24 Assembly Constituencies, which are going to poll in phase 1 on September 18, was held yesterday in the offices of the respective returning officers across seven districts of J&K.

During the scrutiny of the nomination papers filed by 279 candidates, the candidature of 244 candidates was found valid as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, while the nomination papers of 35 candidates were found invalid and were rejected.

In the Kashmir Valley, 23 nominations were rejected, while 12 nomination papers were rejected in Jammu Division.
 As per the election notification, the candidates can withdraw their nominations by tomorrow before 3:00 pm in the office of the respective returning officers.