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Assembly polls second phase: 71% voting in Jammu and Kashmir, 65.46% in Jharkhand
Jammu/ranchi : In a rerun of record polling in the first phase, a 71 per cent voter turnout was registered in the second phase of incident-free Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as the electorate in the 18 seats again ignored boycott call by separatist groups. And A total of 65.46 per cent votes were cast in 20 of the 81 assembly seats in second phase of the five-phased state elections today.
Election commission officials said the figure in J&K could go up by one to two per cent once the final tally is available.
Dealing a serious blow to separatist politics, enthusiastic voters stood in serpentine queues at several polling stations waiting for their turn.
The first phase of the five-phase polls for 15 seats on November 25 had witnessed a record 71.28 per cent polling.
“The latest figures that we have for the second phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir is 71 per cent. We expect these
numbers to go up by 1-2 per cent further,” Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi told reporters in Delhi.
Zutshi said that during the entire phase today, where 18 assembly seats in five districts went to polls, “no untoward
incident” took place and the entire event was peaceful. Of the five districts, two were in the Valley and three in Jammu. While in Jharkhand, the polling also concluded peacefully in all the constituencies, Chief Electoral Officer P K Jajoria said. Re-polling was also held peacefully at one booth in Garhwa seat and two in Chhatarpur constituency.
Tuesday’s poll percentage in J&K, the Deputy EC said, is higher than the figure of 61.04 per cent polling during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and 68.79 per cent recorded during the 2008 Assembly elections.
The corresponding figures for voting on Tuesday in the 5 districts stood at Reasi (80 per cent), Udhampur (76 per
cent), Poonch (75 per cent), Kupwara (68 per cent) and Kulgam (above 60 per cent).
He said the weather was “very supportive” during the polls and there was no snowfall.
Tuesday’s phase involved an electorate of 15.35 lakh. A total of 175 candidates, including four sitting ministers and
11 other sitting MLAs were in the fray.
There was a tight security cover in Kulgam and Kupwara districts following back-to-back attacks on two sarpanches by militants over the last two days in which one was killed.
Election commission officials said the figure in J&K could go up by one to two per cent once the final tally is available.
Dealing a serious blow to separatist politics, enthusiastic voters stood in serpentine queues at several polling stations waiting for their turn.
The first phase of the five-phase polls for 15 seats on November 25 had witnessed a record 71.28 per cent polling.
“The latest figures that we have for the second phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir is 71 per cent. We expect these
numbers to go up by 1-2 per cent further,” Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi told reporters in Delhi.
Zutshi said that during the entire phase today, where 18 assembly seats in five districts went to polls, “no untoward
incident” took place and the entire event was peaceful. Of the five districts, two were in the Valley and three in Jammu. While in Jharkhand, the polling also concluded peacefully in all the constituencies, Chief Electoral Officer P K Jajoria said. Re-polling was also held peacefully at one booth in Garhwa seat and two in Chhatarpur constituency.
Tuesday’s poll percentage in J&K, the Deputy EC said, is higher than the figure of 61.04 per cent polling during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and 68.79 per cent recorded during the 2008 Assembly elections.
The corresponding figures for voting on Tuesday in the 5 districts stood at Reasi (80 per cent), Udhampur (76 per
cent), Poonch (75 per cent), Kupwara (68 per cent) and Kulgam (above 60 per cent).
He said the weather was “very supportive” during the polls and there was no snowfall.
Tuesday’s phase involved an electorate of 15.35 lakh. A total of 175 candidates, including four sitting ministers and
11 other sitting MLAs were in the fray.
There was a tight security cover in Kulgam and Kupwara districts following back-to-back attacks on two sarpanches by militants over the last two days in which one was killed.
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