Voting has been done in three phases for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Now everyone is waiting for october 5 and october 8, when the exit polls and election results will come. people of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir participated enthusiastically in the assembly elections held for the first time after the removal of Article 370. Here 63.45 percent people exercised their franchise. The total voting is slightly less than the 2014 assembly elections, although it is more than the recently held lok sabha elections.

Interestingly, this time Sopore and Baramulla witnessed the highest voting after three decades, where elections have been boycotted in history.

How much voting took place last time?

This time in the first phase of the assembly elections on september 18, 61.38 percent voting took place and in the second phase on september 25, 57.31 percent voting took place, while in the last phase 69.65 percent was recorded. There was 57.89 percent voting in the lok sabha elections and 65.84 percent voting in the 2014 assembly elections. The highest voting of 81.47 percent was recorded in Marh assembly constituency of Jammu district, 80.34 percent in Chhamb, 79.73 percent in Akhnoor and 78.04 percent in Gurez. The lowest voting of 45.32 percent was recorded in Sopore assembly constituency of Baramulla district, while 53.90 percent voters exercised their franchise in Baramulla assembly.

What did the election commission say?

The election commission said that despite the number of assembly seats increasing from 83 in 2014 to 90 in 2024, this time the elections were completed in three phases. In 2014, it was completed in five phases. The Commission said that there was no re-polling in the kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir assembly elections. The ec said, "This is a big improvement compared to 2014. More than 170 incidents took place in 2014, of which 87 occurred on polling day. No complaints were received regarding arbitrary detention of political functionaries in these elections, which is unprecedented, the official said.