Jammu & Kashmir: 65.58% Polling In Final Phase, Akhnoor Records Highest Turnout, All Eyes On Oc
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: A voter turnout of 65.58 per cent was recorded in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday, according to Election Commission data. Among the 40 constituencies, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Akhnoor at 76.28 per cent, while Sopore saw the lowest voter turnout of 41.44 percent.
As polling began in the 40 Assembly segments across seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, long queues were witnessed outside polling stations, as voters gathered to decide the fate of 415 candidates. A voter turnout of 65.48 per cent was recorded till 5 pm.
More than 39.18 lakh eligible voters were eligible to cast ballots, some of whom voted for the first time in the Assembly elections post the abrogation of Article 370 in ...