Jammu And Kashmir: Voting for the second phase of local body elections is underway in 13 districts of the state

 

Jammu : Voting for the second phase of the urban local bodies elections is underway in Jammu and Kashmir. The second phase will cover a total of 384 wards spanning 13 districts across the state – seven of which are in the Valley, officials said. Around 1,198 nominations were received for these wards and after scrutiny and withdrawal, 1,095 contestants are contesting the polls, they added. Out of 1,095 candidate, 65 have won the polls uncontested, including 61 from Kashmir Valley. They said no polling will take place at 70 wards in the Valley as no nomination was received.

The first of the four-phased municipal elections was held on Monday after a hiatus of 13 years. Brisk voting was observed in almost all the wards in Jammu region with Rajouri registering the highest votes, but only seven per cent voters turned up in Kashmir.

The polling time was advanced by an hour, from 6 am to 4 pm. The opposition alleges that starting the voting before daylight is aimed at facilitating bogus voting.

Mobile internet services have been suspended in the entire south Kashmir as voting for 13 districts in the second phase of urban local bodies elections takes place in the state. The mobile internet services have been reduced to 2G in rest of Kashmir( Agencies)

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