The Election Commission of India said on Thursday in a press statement that an overall 63.88 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The polling concluded for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections in a "peaceful and celebratory atmosphere", with the end of the third and final phase of polling on Tuesday.
The Delhi's special NIA court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of parliamentarian Rashid Engineer until October 12, in connection with a terror funding case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Elections to phase 3 of the Assembly Elections in J&K recorded 65.58 percent polling as of 7 PM today, which is going to surpass the Lok Sabha 2024 voter turnout in these 7 districts, which was 66.78 percent
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukhbir Singh (Operations), who was injured in a recent encounter with the terrorists at Billawar in Kathua district, today cast his vote during the third and final phase of assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
The third and final phase of polling held in the seven districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully on Tuesday with a record voter turnout of 65. 58 percent till 7 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
The third and final phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir saw a voter turnout of 65.48 percent till 5 pm on Tuesday, the Election Commission of India
Bharatiya Janata Party MP and the party's state president in Andhra Pradesh Daggubati Purandeswari criticised the INDI alliance on Tuesday, claiming that the alliance has been using Jammu and Kashmir for their own selfish means.
West Pakistani refugees Monday flocked to polling stations to exercise their right to vote after gaining their citizenship following the abrogation of Article 370, terming it a gift from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A voter turnout of 56.01 percent has been recorded till 3 pm in the third and final phase of ongoing Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
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.
"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.