J&K records 71% polling in 5th phase of panchayat polls
November 29, 2018 19:51
Kashmir recorded a 33.7 per cent turnout, while the Jammu region witnessed 85 per cent voting in the fifth phase of panchayat polls which passed off peacefully Thursday, officials said.
While the turnout was high in the first three phases in Kashmir despite the militant threats and boycott by the main regional parties - the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, the voting percentage in the region has ebbed since then.
The state recorded an overall turnout of 71.1 per cent in this phase, Chief Electoral Officer of the state Shaleen Kabra said.
The polling began at 8 am and ended at 2 pm in 2,512 polling stations, including 1,743 stations in Jammu division and 769 in Kashmir division, he said.
Reasi district in Jammu region recorded the highest polling of 89.1 per cent, while Pulawama district in central Kashmir recorded the lowest at 0.5 per cent, the official said.
Giving district-wise details, Kabra said in Kashmir region, Kupwara witnessed 42.5 per cent polling, Bandipora 34.6 per cent, Baramulla 32.9 per cent, Ganderbal 20.3 per cent, Budgam 34.8 per cent, Pulwama 0.5 per cent and Anantnag 10.1 per cent.
In Jammu region, Doda saw 83.3 per cent voter turnout, Ramban 85.2 per cent, Udhampur 82 per cent, Reasi 89.1 per cent, Jammu 88.9 per cent, Rajouri 82.8 per cent and Poonch 84.5 per cent, he said.
In the first phase of the panchayat polls held on November 17, an estimated 74.1 per cent polling was recorded across the state, including 64.5 per cent in Kashmir division and 79.4 per cent in Jammu division. -- PTI
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