J&K Assembly Elections | Over 11.6% Voter Turnout Recorded Upto 9:00 AM
Srinagar, Oct 01 : The overall poll percentage of 11.06 was recorded upto 9:00 AM in all 40 assembly constituencies across seven districts of J&K”, communicated the office of Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.
11.60% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the third and final phase of polling today, with over 39 lakh voters exercising their franchise across 40 assembly seats – 24 in Jammu region and 16 in Kashmir. The final phase of polling, which began at 7 am and conclude by 7 pm in the Valley, will determine the future of 415 candidates.
The Election Commission of India has set up 5,060 polling stations across Jammu and Kashmir, and security has been beefed up to maintain law and order during the voting period.While the National Conference and the Congress are fighting the elections in an alliance, the People’s Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two other major players.
Some of the prominent candidates in the third phase of polling include – People’s Conference chairman and former minister Sajjad Lone and National Panthers Party India president Dev Singh, Jammu and Kashmir ministers Raman Bhalla (R S Pura), Usman Majid (Bandipora), Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurez), Taj Mohiuddin (Uri), Basharat Bukhari (Wagoora-Kreeri), Imran Ansari (Pattan), Ghulam Hassan Mir (Gulmarg), and Choudhary Lal Singh (Basohli).
The exit polls for the Jammu and Kashmir elections will take place on October 5. The results will be declared on October 8.
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