J-K Assembly polls: 44.08% turnout recorded till 1 pm in third phase of polls

The 3rd signifier of voting successful Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative elector turnout of 44.08 per cent arsenic of 1 p.m. connected Tuesday, arsenic per the Election Commission of India.

According to the latest information issued by ECI, Udhampur territory recorded the highest elector turnout of 51.66 per cent arsenic of 1 pm, followed by Kathua astatine 50.09 per cent of elector turnout, with Samba somewhat down astatine 49.73 per cent.

Meanwhile, Baramulla recorded the lowest elector turnout astatine 36.60 per cent.

Besides these, Bandipore recorded elector turnout of 42.67 per cent, Jammu astatine 43.36 per cent, Kupwara astatine 42.08 per cent.

The polling for the 3rd and last signifier of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections has begun connected Tuesday astatine 7 americium crossed 40 constituencies successful 7 districts of the Union Territory.

The polls volition reason astatine 6 pm. Voting has been going connected successful 24 constituencies successful the Jammu part and 16 constituencies successful Kashmir amid beardown information to guarantee creaseless and peaceful polls.

In examination to the erstwhile 2 phases, the 3rd signifier has recorded the highest elector turnout arsenic of 1 pm. In the archetypal phase, elector turnout was recorded astatine 41.17 per cent and 36.93 per cent successful the 2nd signifier arsenic of 1 pm.

Earlier, the archetypal signifier of Jammu-Kashmit polls saw a 61.13 per cent of full elector turnout, with Kishtwar signaling the highest turnout astatine 80 per cent. Whereas the full elector turnout was astatine 57.31 per cent successful the 2nd signifier of the assembly polls.

At slightest 415 candidates are contesting successful the 3rd phase. The three-phase predetermination involves a multi-party contention for the 90 seats crossed the erstwhile state.

The National Conference (NC) and the Congress person formed an confederation for these elections, portion the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are among the different large contenders. The counting of the votes volition beryllium done connected October 8.