Campaign ends for final phase of JK elections
Kashmir will come to an end on Monday, Dec 22. Polling will take place in 11 assembly segments of Srinagar, Dec 22: Campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Assembly elections in Jammu district, two assembly constituencies of Samba district and eight constituencies of Srinagar district on Wednesday.
Around 9.06 lakh voters are expected to decide the fate of 241 candidates. Tight security arrangements have been made to avoid any kind of untoward incident. Over 21,000 security personnel have been deployed in Jammu and Samba districts.
Twenty companies of para-military forces comprising 1280 personnel have been pressed into service, while 11 companies with 704 men have been deputed in strong rooms. Over 63 per cent polling was recorded in the sixth phase, which spread in the districts of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar in Jammu Division and Anantnag and Kulgam districts in Kashmir.
Approximately
57
per
cent
voters
exercised
their
franchise
in
the
fifth
phase
on
Saturday.
Polling
took
place
in
eleven
constituencies
in
the
districts
of
Kathua,
Shopian
and
Pulwama.
An
estimated
55
per
cent
of
the
14
lakh
electorate
exercised
their
franchise
in
the
fourth
phase
of
polling
on
Dec
7.
Despite
the
call
by
separatists
for
election
boycott,
64
per
cent
participated
in
the
first
phase.
At
least
65
per
cent
voting
was
recorded
during
the
second
phase
of
polling.
ANI