Team News Riveting
New Delhi, October 3
An overall 63.88 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that went to the polls in three phases.
The Election Commission of India said on Thursday in a press statement that that a voter turn of 69.69 percent was recorded in the third phase and final phase held on October 1. Phase-1 and Phase-2 saw polling percentages of 61.38 percent and 57.31 percent, respectively.
Phase 3 also witnessed a slightly higher female voter turnout of 70.02 per cent than male voter turnout of 69.37 per cent. Overall, 63.88 per cent turnout has been recorded at polling stations in J&K Assembly Elections 2024, as against 58.58 per cent in last Lok Sabha polls.
The overall male turnout in the Assembly elections stood at 64.88 percent against female voter turnout of 63.04 percent. Among the assembly constituencies, Chhamb saw the highest poll percentage of 80.34 in the third phase.
Earlier in the month, the ECI stated that the polling concluded peacefully in a celebratory atmosphere.
“The elections were a resounding statement in favour of democracy, in line with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar’s confidence expressed during the announcement of the general elections in J&K on August 16,” the statement had said.
The three-phase assembly elections concluded peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir on October 1. These were the first assembly polls held in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and Congress, partners in the INDIA alliance, jointly contested the assembly elections while the PDP and BJP fought the elections on their own.
The counting of votes will take place on October 8.
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday attributed the success to the youth, stating they deserve all credit for good turnout as they voted in huge numbers.
The third and final phase of the Assembly elections covered 40 Assembly constituencies across seven districts of J&K. As many as 16 Assembly segments of the Kashmir division went to the polls on Tuesday, while 24 segments went to polls in Jammu.
According to the Election Commission, these elections witnessed a significant increase in voter turnout in areas which have been infamous for militancy and boycotting democratic processes.
As compared to the 2014 Assembly elections, the voting percentage increased by 12.97 per cent in the Pulwama segment, 9.52 per cent in the Zainapora Assembly segment in Shopian and 9.16 per cent in the Eidgah Assembly segment in Srinagar this time, “reflecting growing confidence in the electoral process.”
