Complete Coverage: 71% turnout in J&K, total 64.99% in Jharkhand
New Delhi, Dec 2: Fate of 175 candidates, including deputy speaker, four ministers and 11 other sitting MLAs have been sealed in Jammu and Kashmir where polling was held for the second time on Tuesday, Dec 2.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand too has gone to the poll for the second time. Elections were held at 20 of the 81 constituencies on Tuesday. A total of 223 candidates were in the fray.
Security has been beefed up at the two districts -- Kulgam and Kupwara where elections were held at total 18 seats. According to senior officials, security grid was fully geared up to foil any attempts of militants to disrupt the democratic process.
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6:00 pm: Overall poll percentage in Jharkhand today is 64.99%, says Election Commission.
5:50
pm:
Polling
has
been
high
in
Riyasi
(80%)
and
Udhampur
(76%),
overall
poll
percentage
till
around
5:30
is
71%,
says
Election
Commission
on
polls
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir.
5:00
pm:
Encounter
between
militants
and
security
forces
in
Naugam
sector
(J&K),
search
ops
underway
while
the
state
has
gone
to
polls.
4.13 pm: 54 per cent voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in phase 2 of Jammu and Kashmir polls
3.34 pm: Voter turnout in Jharkhand at 50 per cent till 3 pm.
3.30 pm: Voting percentage upto 2 pm in Jammu and Kashmir
Karnah
54%
Kupwara
48%
Lolab
51%
Handwara
51%
Langate
49%
Noorabad
47.87%
Kulgam
40%
Home
Shalibugh
27.01%
Devsar
45%
Gulabgarh
64.19%
Reasi
65%
Gool
Arnas
66.02%
Udhampur
63.27%
Chenani
(SC)
56.36%
Ramnagar
62.42%
Surankote
60.91%
Mendher
61.50%
Poonch
Haveli
58%
3.23 pm: 54.09% voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir till 2 pm.
2.38 pm: Voters boycott elections in Bugam, no single vote has been cast at this polling station.
No
single
vote
has
been
cast
at
this
polling
station
at
Bugam
since
morning
@IndianExpress
pic.twitter.com/undIdqidpA
—
Ruwa
Shah
(@ruwashah15)
December
2,
2014
2.37 pm: Polling percentage in Jammu and Kashmir till 12 pm:
Karnah:
22.8
Kupwara:
29.8
Lolab:
30.8
Handwara
30.4
Langate
22.7
Noorabad
30
Kulgam
28.1
Home
Shalibug
11.3
Devsar
30
Gulabgarh
42.3
Reasi
42
Gool
Arnas
44
Udhampur
41.8
Chenani
37
Ramnagar
40.8
Surankote
27
Mendher
24
Poonch
Haveli
30.4
2.30 pm: 32.03 per cent voting recorded in Jammu and Kashmir till 12 pm.
2.18 pm: Handwara (J&K): Sajjad Lone casts his vote
Handwara
(J&K):
Sajjad
Lone
casts
his
vote,
#AssemblyPolls
pic.twitter.com/L5NQ3E1DOt
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
December
2,
2014
2.07 pm: Jharkhand registers nearly 50% voting till 1 pm in 2nd phase of assembly polls.
1.00 pm: Group of 5 to 8 militants infiltrates in Nowgam sector in Kupwara on polling day, 3 killed; army says gunfight on.
12.32 pm: Jharkhand records around 32% voting till noon in 20 Maoist-affected constituencies in 2nd phase of assembly polls.
12.03 pm: Major infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara amidst polling, 3 terrorists gunned down
11.17 am: About 16.32% turnout recorded in first 2 hrs in 20 Jharkhand Assembly constituencies across 7 Maoist-hit districts where polling is underway
11.15 am: 3 suspected militants killed in encounter with security forces in Nowgam, J&K.
10.57 am: Out of the 18 assembly seats going to polls in J&K today, 9 segments are in highly militancy-infested districts
10.50 am: Voter turnout in Reasi district till 10 am:
Gulagarh-17.99
Reasi
19.95
Gool
Arnas
18.04
Karnah
9
Kupwara
4
Lolab
10.5
Handwara
4
Langate
3.5
Noorabad
10.5
Kulgam
8.18
Home
Shalibugh
1.2
Devsar
4.5
Udhampur
18.7
Chenani
(SC)
11.4
Ramnagar
17
Surankote
9.8
Mendher
11
Poonch
Haveli
8.8
10.45 am: Stone pelting and clash between youth and paramilitary troops at Home-Shalibug constituency.
10.17 am: In the north Kashmir Kupwara district where polling has begun for five constituencies, the voter turnout was low in the morning.
9.35 am: Voters protests at AAKHAL belt of Noorabad as election staff directs voters to vote for a particular party.
9.30 am: The JMM and Congress are contesting against each other in all the 20 constituencies.
8.28 am: Polling underway for 2nd phase of J&K Assembly Polls, long queue of voters outside a polling station in Handwara
Polling
underway
for
2nd
phase
of
J&K
#AssemblyPolls,
long
queue
of
voters
outside
a
polling
station
in
Handwara
pic.twitter.com/zUQRNNSUPk
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
December
2,
2014
8.25 am: We are confident polling process will be free, fair and peaceful: Gareeb Das on 2nd phase of J&K
We
are
confident
polling
process
will
be
free,
fair
and
peaceful:
Gareeb
Das
on
2nd
phase
of
J&K
#AssemblyPolls
pic.twitter.com/qnOg2Hozpu
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
December
2,
2014
7:25 am: Of the 18 constituencies, Handwara in north Kashmir Kupwara district will be the focus of attention as separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Gani Lone is making debut in Assembly elections after unsuccessfully contesting the Lok Sabha polls in 2009.
7:14 am: Two former Chief Ministers -- Arjun Munda and Madhu Koda's fate will be decided today in Jharkhand. Both of them are contesting from Seraikela and Majhgao seats respectively. Munda has been the legislator from Seraikela since 1995.
7:05 am: Preparations for the second phase of polling are underway in Kunti, Jharkhand.
Preparations
for
2nd
phase
of
polling
for
Jharkhand
Assembly
election
underway
in
Khunti
(Jharkhand)
pic.twitter.com/dlaJHY6Pv0
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
December
2,
2014
7:02 am: Situation is tense at Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The district shares boundary with the two state where elections will be held today. Militants killed Mohammad Sultan Bhat who a National Conference sarpanch.
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