Over 14.73 lakh voters including 7.05 lakh females are eligible to exercise their franchise at 1,890 polling stations in four districts of the state Srinagar, Anantnag, Shopian (Kashmir Valley) and Samba (Jammu region).
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is contesting from Sonwar Assembly segment of Srinagar after he chose not to contest from his family stronghold of Ganderbal constituency.
Omar Abdullah was also in fray from Beerwah seat, in central Kashmir's Budgam district, which went to polls in the third phase.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron and party chief ministerial candidate Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is seeking re-election from Anantnag constituency in south Kashmir.
Other prominent candidates who are in fray include J&K Assembly Speaker Mubarak Gul, Omar's close confidante Nasir Aslam Wani, Congress ministers Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed and Ghulam Ahmad Mir, and PDP's Abdul Rehman Veeri and Altaf Bukhar
49 % voter turnout in 4th phase
Rejecting election boycott call given by separatists and spurt in terror attacks, fourth phase of the 5-phased Legislative Assembly elections in 18 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a good voter turnout.
Several seats, including Amriakadal which witnessed an increase of over 10 per cent against 2008, recorded a remarkable voter turnout. However, only 16 % Kashmiri Pandits exercise their franchise.
Besides taking into preventive custody all separatist leaders and over 600 known trouble makers and former militants and supporters of boycott call, unprecedented security arrangements ensured that voting was by and large peaceful with more that 49 % of the eligible electorate coming out to press the EVM buttons in 18 Assembly constituencies
Chief Electoral Officer Umang Narula said about 49% voters exercised their right to franchise in the fourth phase of Assembly elections across 18 Assembly constituencies of four districts in the state including Srinagar, Anantnag, Shopian and Samba.
Srinagar district recorded 28 % polling while 61 % exercised their franchise in Anantnag. In Shopian district, 50% polling was recorded while in Samba district 81% turnout was witnessed.
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