Jammu Kashmir Assembly Elections Live: Polling Begins For Third And Final Phase With 415 Candidates In Fray
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J&K Polls: Around 39 Lakh Voters To Decide Fate Of 415 Candidates In Final Phase
More than 20,000 polling staff were deployed on Monday across seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir in preparation for the third and final phase of assembly elections, which will decide the outcome for 415 candidates, including former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and Muzaffar Baig. The elections, set for October 1, will see 39.18 lakh eligible voters casting their ballots at 5,060 polling stations, covering 40 assembly segments in Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, Kathua, Baramulla, Bandipora, and Kupwara.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang K Pole stated that voters will cast their ballots in 24 assembly constituencies in the Jammu region and 16 in the Kashmir Valley during this critical phase.
Notably, this phase marks the participation of West Pakistani refugees, the Valmiki Samaj, and the Gorkha community, who were granted voting rights in assembly, urban local body, and panchayat elections after the abrogation of Article 370. Previously, they could only vote in block development council and district development council elections in 2019 and 2020.
Among 415 candidates, notable contenders in the fray include People's Conference chairperson Sajjad Lone, contesting from two seats in Kupwara, and National Panthers Party India president Dev Singh, contesting from the Chenani seat in Udhampur. Other prominent candidates include former 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), Choudhary Lal Singh (Basohli), Rajiv Jasrotia (Jasrota), and Manohar Lal Sharma (Billawar).
According to PTI, Anand Jain, Jammu zone Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), assured that adequate security measures are in place to ensure a peaceful and terror-free election. Thousands of election staff, equipped with polling material, departed from district headquarters to their assigned polling stations earlier today.
Jammu And Kashmir Polls Phase 3: 11.60% Voter Turnout Recorded In First 2 Hours
Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Phase 3: The Union Territory recorded a voter turnout of 11.60% Till 9 AM, the Election Commission said.
Bandipore-11.64%
Baramulla-8.89%
Jammu-11.46%
Kathua-13.09%
Kupwara-11.27%
Samba-13.31%
Udhampur-14.23%
80-Year-Old Woman Casts Vote At Women-Manned Polling Station
An 80-year-old woman voted at a women-manned polling station in the final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Voting Spirit! #VoiceYourChoice
— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) October 1, 2024
Meet Smt. Shakuntla Devi, an inspiring 80-year-old proud voter, who cast her vote at a women-manned polling station in AC 70 #Samba. #Phase3#JammuKashmirElection2024 pic.twitter.com/8J5T27zb8C
Long Queues Of Voters In Udhampur In Phase 3 Of Polling
Long queues of voters can be seen in Udhampur during the third phase of polling.
#JKAssemblyElections2024
— DD NEWS JAMMU | डीडी न्यूज़ जम्मू (@ddnews_jammu) October 1, 2024
✔️ Long queues of voters can be seen in Udhampur under third phase of polling.
🔷 Pallav Khajuria, a PwD voter, cast his vote and thanked the administration for providing all required facilities at the polling station.@ECISVEEP @rai_saloni @diprjk pic.twitter.com/hVbaP9wnaJ
Union Minister Jitendra Singh Casts Vote In Bahu Assembly Constituency
Union Minister Jitendra Singh and his family members show their inked fingers after casting their vote, at a polling booth in Bahu Assembly Constituency for the third and final phase of polling for J&K Assembly Elections 2024.
#WATCH | Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh and his family members show their inked fingers after casting their vote, at a polling booth in Bahu Assembly Constituency for the third and final phase of polling for J&K Assembly Elections 2024 pic.twitter.com/OxOSf1c7S0
— ANI (@ANI) October 1, 2024
J&K Elections Live: Increase In Voting Percentage Result Of People Being Victims Of State Repression, Says Engineer Rashid
Baramulla MP and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) President Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid said that the increased voting percentage in Jammu and Kashmir is the result of people being victims of state repression.
"The voting percentage has increased because people have been victims of state repression...the voice of the people has been suppressed since the PDP came to power in 2014," said the Baramulla MP.
"People want to express their feelings and they want change because they have understood that they can achieve something only through democratic means. Violence has no place in society...the people of Kashmir have always believed in democracy. They also wanted a democratic solution to the Kashmir issue. I hope an era of reconciliation will begin after the voting," he added.
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