Voting starts in Anantnag on dull note; Mehbooba Mufti in fray

June 22, 2016 08:52

Voting for the by-elections to this south Kashmir Assembly seat started Wednesday morning on a dull note.

An overcast sky and the urge to sleep longer than usual after the morning prayers during the ongoing month of Ramadan kept most people indoors.

Voters were seen in twos and fours walking leisurely towards the polling stations.

Reports from the rural areas also said early voter enthusiasm and queues of people outside polling stations were conspicuous by their absence.

Authorities, however, said voting was likely to pick up as the day progresses.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting elections from Anantnag to enter the state legislature -- a mandatory requirement for any chief minister of the state to fulfil within six months of being sworn in.

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