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J-K elections -updates: 11.1% turnout till 9:00 am in phase 1 of Jammu and Kashmir polls

Editor September 18, 2024

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A voter turnout of 11.11 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of voting in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, an official said on Wednesday. The voting began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements. The maximum voting percentage among the 16 assembly segments in the Kashmir valley was recorded in Shopian at 13 per cent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people in Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory went to polls in Phase 1 amid tight security arrangements.

Jammu and Kashmir Phase 1 voting begins today. Seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir are geared up to vote for the first time in a decade. Over 2.3 million voters will decide the fate of 219 candidates, including 90 independents, who are running for 24 assembly segments – eight in three districts of Jammu region and 16 in four districts of Kashmir valley. This will be the first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

Assembly polls in the Union Territory will be conducted in three phases with first phases underway today.

Second, phase will be held on September 25 and the final phase will be held on October 1, while votes will be counted on October 8.