NEW DELHI: The primary part of the Jammu and Kashmir meeting elections concluded on Wednesday with a voter turnout of 58.85 per cent throughout the Kashmir Valley and Jammu areas. Kishtwar recorded the best turnout at 77 per cent, whereas Pulwama noticed the bottom at simply over 46 per cent. This marks the primary meeting elections within the state for the reason that abrogation of
Article 370.
The primary part of polls coated 24 seats throughout seven districts with 219 candidates, together with 90 impartial candidates within the fray.
The earlier elections have been held in 2014, when the entire variety of elected seats was 87 (three seats by nomination), together with 4 from Ladakh.
BJP and
PDP received 25 seats every in Jammu and Kashmir valley, respectively. The Nationwide Convention secured 12 of Kashmir’s 46 seats, whereas Congress took 4. In Jammu’s 37 seats, Congress completed second to BJP with 5 seats, whereas NC and PDP received three every. Following the 2023 delimitation train, the meeting now has 90 seats, with 47 representatives from Kashmir Valley and 43 from Jammu.
Within the first part, the voter turnout steadily elevated all through the day, with 11.11 per cent at 9 am, 26.72 per cent at 1 pm, 50.65 per cent at 3 pm, and at last reaching 58.19 p.c by 5 pm. Nonetheless, this turnout was decrease in comparison with the 71.28 per cent recorded within the first part and 65.23 per cent within the 2014 meeting elections for 78 seats.
In keeping with officers, the best voting proportion was recorded in Jammu area’s Inderwal at 80.06 per cent, adopted by Padder-Nagseni at 76.80 per cent and Kishtwar at 75.04 per cent. Doda West additionally recorded a excessive turnout of 74.14 per cent through the interval.
Within the Kashmir valley, the Pahalgam phase recorded the best turnout of 67.86 per cent. It was adopted by D H Pora at 65.21 per cent, Kulgam at 59.58, Kokernag at 58 per cent and Dooru at 57.90 per cent.
Meeting polls are being held in Jammu and Kashmir in three phases. The second part of the elections will probably be held on September 25 and the third on November 1. Votes will probably be counted on October 8.