Over 50 per cent polling in ultimate section of J&Ok’s first-ever district stage elections
Srinagar: The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir heaved a sigh of aid slightly are completely satisfied over the eight-phased polling for the Union Territory’s first-ever District Improvement Council (DDC) elections passing off peacefully.
Even because the overwhelming majority of Kashmir Valley’s southern districts stayed away from the democratic train, the official statistics counsel that an general sixty % voting has been recorded in these elections. This, as per the officers, is “greater than passable”. However, the BJP has termed the voter response as an “endorsement” of the abrogation of Article 370.
The polling within the eighth and ultimate section of the elections was held on Saturday throughout which 50.98 % votes had been solid throughout 28 constituencies together with 15 in Jammu area and remaining 13 in Kashmir Valley.
J&Ok’s State Election Commissioner (SEC), Ok. Ok Sharma, whereas addressing a press convention right here mentioned that the polling was peaceable in any respect 1,703 polling stations. He mentioned that Jammu area recorded a mean voter turnout of 72.71 % with frontier Poonch district reporting the best share of 83.58 adopted by Reasi district with 81.92 and Rajouri with 77.31 %.
The Kashmir Valley, nevertheless, recorded simply 29.91 % common voter turnout with Kupwara district highest 63.80 % adopted by Bandipora with 56.56 % and Baramulla district 44.60 %. As soon as once more, majority of voters in south Kashmir districts selected to keep away from the democratic train. “The polling share recorded in Budgam was 35.12 %, Anantnag 8.66 %, Kulgam 11.20 %, Pulwama 8.50 % and Shopian 8.58 %”, he mentioned.
In fairly distinction to it, the voting share within the different districts of Jammu region-Samba, Kathua, Ramban, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Doda and Jammu was between 60. 49 and 73.93 %, he mentioned.
Mr. Sharma asserted, “The elections had been held in 280 DDC constituencies for the primary time in J&Ok. Additionally went to polls are 1,088 Panchayat and 12,153 Panch constituencies. It is vitally promising to notice that an excellent participation of individuals was noticed and enthusiasm among the many individuals could possibly be discovered on its peak holding in view the truth that these elections are going to have an awesome impression on the developmental situation within the rural group.” He added, “The individuals of J&Ok overwhelmingly participated within the election course of thus reposing their religion in democracy and democratic course of”.
He mentioned that re-polling was ordered after contesting candidates from a number of political events, independents and voters complained about “illegal actions” in the course of the voting at some polling stations of Mendhar and Shopian DDC constituencies. “Additionally makes an attempt had been made to create ruckus at some polling stations”, he added.
A report from Poonch mentioned that, a minimum of, 5 individuals had been injured in a conflict between supporters of two contesting candidates at a polling station in Salwah space of Mendhar on Saturday.
Official sources mentioned the conflict occurred between supporters of an unbiased Muhammad Ashfaq and a Individuals’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration candidate Zeeshan Rana on the polling station. The injured had been evacuated to Mendhar’s Sub-district hospital even because the voting continued on the polling station regardless of the conflict, the sources mentioned.
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