The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 44.08 per cent as of 1 pm on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
A National Conference candidate from the Pattan Assembly constituency, Riyaz Bedar, alleged that Jammu and Kashmir's participation in the election was excluded for 10 years.
The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, deferred the hearing of a plea filed by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who is challenging a recent trial court order that framed charges against him related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The charges include murder, unlawful assembly, rioting, and promoting
Among crowds of enthusiastic voters in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, persons with disabilities, both young and old, were at the forefront, including a 100 year-old elderly woman in Bandipora.
The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 28.12 per cent as of 11 am on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
Elaborate security arrangement has been put in place for polling in Sopore city of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district as voting is underway for the third phase of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. SSP Sopore Divya D said that security arrangements are in place and everything was goi
"First of all, you have to understand that such elections are being held for the first time in the last 30-35 years where there was no strike call from Pakistan, nor was there any boycott call, nor was there 8-10 per cent voting like before. That is why I said that in true sense, the democra
State BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina said that a large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and voting percentage has been unexpected.
"All voters are requested to come out of their homes in large numbers and vote for INDIA. Your every vote for INDIA will secure the foundation of the future of Jammu and Kashmir and will give you the strength to fight for your rights," said Rahul Gandhi.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the former deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Kavinder Gupta, said that the people in the region had shown their gratitude as well as their faith in democracy during the third phase of voting in the J&K assembly polls.