Tribune News Service
More than 56 per cent voters on Wednesday exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling for 26 seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.
The polling passed off peacefully, officials said.
Addressing a press conference here, Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole said the second phase recorded a turnout of 56.05 per cent.
Pole said the percentage was tentative as polling was going on at some places like Hazratbal and Reasi.
He said the polling was peaceful and by and large smooth. "The polling was overall peaceful. Some stray incidents like arguments, etc took place, but there is no need for re-poll anywhere," he added.
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The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi seat in the Jammu region recorded the overall highest voting percentage at 75.29, followed closely by Poonch-Haveli (72.71), Gulbgarh (ST) at 72.19 and Surankote (72.18), the EC data showed.
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Kumar said 100 per cent CCTV coverage is available for this phase and one could see youngsters, women and senior citizens patiently standing in queues, awaiting their turn to exercise their franchise. “It is a festival of democracy. Voting is taking place in areas where it did not take place earlier.... There were calls for disruption and boycott in the past.... It is a standing ovation for democracy,” the CEC said in the presence of fellow election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.
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Jammu: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc will use its full force within Parliament and even hit the road if the BJP-led government fails to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after the ongoing Assembly elections.
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Jammu: Several displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday morning began exercising their franchisee at various polling centres. The displaced Pandits said they have immense hope from the Assembly election. They expected that new government would facilitate their return to their homeland while addressing security issues.
September 25, 2024 1:13 pm
Srinagar: The election campaign of all the major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir revolved around the revocation and restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status but women voters are more worried about the rising electricity bill. They are concerned about basic amenities like electricity, water and foodgrains through the public distribution system.
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Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday lashed out at the Centre’s move to invite foreign delegates to observe the ongoing Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the polls were an internal matter of India. “I don’t know why foreigners should be asked to check elections here. When foreign governments comment, then the government of India says ‘this is an internal matter for India’ and now suddenly they want foreign observers to come and look at our elections,” Abdullah said.
September 25, 2024 11:21 am
Senior diplomats from the US, Norway, Singapore and many other countries are visiting Kashmir on Wednesday to witness the ongoing assembly elections. The delegation comprised diplomats from Delhi-based missions of the US, Mexico, Guyana, South Korea, Somalia, Panama, Singapore, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, Norway, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria and the Philippines, people familiar with the matter said.
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina cast his vote on Wednesday morning in his Nowshera Assembly constituency in Rajouri district and expressed confidence the party will form the government in the Union Territory.
September 25, 2024 9:25 am
The voting in the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election began at a brisk note on Wednesday morning with queues of electors seen at multiple polling booths across all the 26 seats in six districts, officials said.
