7.74 lakh voters to exercise their franchise in Srinagar

Srinagar, August 29

With the issuance of notification for the second phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the capital city of Srinagar is all set to go to the polls on September 25.

According to an official spokesperson, as per the final electoral rolls, Srinagar district has a total of 7,74,462 electorate, among which 3,86,654 are male voters, 3,87,778 are female voters while 30 belong to the third gender.

Srinagar district comprises eight Assembly Constituencies— Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, LalChowk, Chanapora, Zadibal, Eidgah and Central Shalteng.

To facilitate the voters for smooth and hassle free electoral participation, the Election Commission (EC) has established 932 polling stations, of which 885 are urban polling stations while 47 are rural polling stations, the spokesperson said.

“Continuing from its past experience of inclusive and participative elections, the EC has established special polling stations and these include eight pink polling stations, eight youth polling stations, eight PWD polling stations, five unique polling stations and eight green polling stations,” the spokesperson said.

Officials said the last date of filling of nominations is September 5.