One polling station in Jammu and Kashmir is on the Line of Control, while another is floating on Dal Lake.

New Delhi: Thousands of polling places are prepared to host state elections over the course of the next 1.5 months, nestled among the stunning mountains and valleys of Jammu and Kashmir.
Three stages of elections will take place in the recently divided Union territory on September 18, 25, and October 1. On October 4, the votes will be tabulated.

Three polling places that are distinct from one another because of their locations were specifically mentioned by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar during his announcement of the election dates on Friday afternoon.
These are the polling places in Koragbal, Seemari, and Dal Lake that are floating.

The Gurez Assembly Constituency's Koragbal polling station is located near the Line of Control, which divides Indian and Pakistani territory. It provides services only to Scheduled Tribes (ST) members.

Voter turnout at the polling place was 80.01% in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024.

Kupwara district's Seemari polling station is the nation's first polling place. Despite logistical and security issues, it consistently achieves high voter turnout, according to the Election Commission.
Three floating polling stations are located near Srinagar's famous Dal Lake. The polling team is transported there by Ferries and Shikaras. There are just three voters served by the Khar Mohalla Aabi Karpora polling place on Dal Lake.
In otherwise inaccessible places, this guarantees accessibility, according to the EC.

These will be a portion of the 11,838 polling places that will be erected in 9,169 locations around the Union territory for the first state elections to be held since the special status was revoked in 2019.

Since 2014, there have been no elections in Jammu and Kashmir, and since 2018, the region has been governed by governors.