Jammu and Kashmir going to polls on Tuesday Dec 09,2014 in third of the five-phased state elections in 16 constituenciesspread across Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla districts
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and three of his cabinet
colleagues are among 144 candidates whose fate will be decided
Omar Abdullah, who chose to contest from Beerwah in Budgam
instead of his family bastion of Ganderbal, hopes that some of the
recent steps taken by his government for the area will help him sail
through the electoral tide from a constituency which was won by PDP
candidates in the last two elections.
Omar Abdullah, who is seeking a second term in the Assembly, faces a
stiff challenge from sitting PDP MLA Mohammad Shafi Wani and Congress
nominee Nazir Ahmad Khan, whose father Sarfaraz Khan had won from
Beerwah in 2002 elections as a PDP candidate.
The stakes are high for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)as it held 9 of
the 16 Assembly constituencies which have an electorate of 13.69
lakh electors, including 6.51 lakh women.
Braving cold weather, voters today lined up at polling stations much before the start of the voting time at 8 am.
The third phase of polling in 16 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir saw an impressive turnout of 58%
Though the turnout in J&K was not as impressive as in the first two phases, there was increased participation in areas that traditionally boycott polls.
The third phase of polling in 16 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir saw an impressive turnout of 58%
Though the turnout in J&K was not as impressive as in the first two phases, there was increased participation in areas that traditionally boycott polls.
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