Jammu, Sep 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer P Okay Pole on Wednesday stated polling is continuing peacefully within the first section of the meeting elections and is incident-free.
He additionally expressed confidence that turnout will exceed 60 per cent.
“Polling is being carried out on a big scale. The way in which polling is progressing signifies a excessive turnout. We anticipate over 60 per cent polling. Up to now, the polling has been peaceable and incident-free,” Pole advised PTI.
The official was visiting numerous polling stations arrange for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu metropolis’s Muthi space.
He stated polling was happening for twenty-four meeting constituencies at 3,266 polling stations within the first section.
Pole stated 26 per cent of votes had been polled until 11 am.
“Now we have arrange 19 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants to vote for 16 meeting segments of Kashmir,” he stated.
Pole added that he had visited numerous polling stations for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu and that just about 20 per cent of votes had been polled.
Polling is happening in 24 meeting constituencies throughout seven districts of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Over 23 lakh voters will determine the destiny of 219 candidates, together with 90 independents.
These would be the first meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir for the reason that abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. For the primary section of voting, Jammu and Kashmir police have applied elaborate safety preparations to make sure most voter turnout
A complete of 23,27,580 electors are eligible to vote in Part 1, comprising 11,76,462 males, 11,51,058 females, and 60 third-gender electors.
Moreover, 1.23 lakh youths aged between 18 to 19 years, together with 28,309 Individuals with Disabilities (PwDs) and 15,774 aged voters above the age of 85, are eligible to train their franchise in Part 1.
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