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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s voters continued to turn up in unprecedented numbers to exercise their franchise in the region\u2019s first assembly elections in a decade, enabling a high turnout in the second phase of polls on Wednesday in an area otherwise marred by terrorism and violent boycotts.<\/p>\n
According to Election Commission data, the 26 seats in the second phase\u201415 in Kashmir and 11 in Jammu\u2014recorded an overall turnout of 56.94%. This number will likely be revised upwards.<\/p>\n
Chief electoral officer PK Pole said polling went by peacefully, adding, \u201cIn Srinagar, which is capital of UT, the polling surpassed the recent Lok Sabha polls which was 22.83%. Srinagar today recorded 29%,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The turnout carried forward the momentum recorded during this summer\u2019s Lok Sabha polls, when a turnout of 58.46% was recorded, the highest in 35 years. In last week\u2019s first phase of polling for UT\u2019s 24 seats, an impressive turnout of 61.38% was registered.<\/p>\n
To be sure, a seat-by-seat comparison is not possible with previous assembly or Lok Sabha polls as the boundaries of the constituencies were changed in a delimitation exercise in 2022.<\/p>\n
These are the first assembly polls in the restive region since its special status and statehood were scrapped five years ago, and are likely to be the last step before the Union territory\u2019s statehood is restored.<\/p>\n
At Beerwah, where a polling station was set up in a Girls Higher Secondary School, long queues were the norm. \u201cFor the past five years the governance in Jammu and Kashmir has been run by officers. We want our own representatives to get elected and resolve our problems,\u201d said Abdul Gani Wani, 65, said. \u201cWe are six people in our family and all have voted in the early hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Reasi district in Jammu witnessed the highest 71.81% turnout, Srinagar recorded the lowest 27.31%. Jammu and Kashmir had recorded its highest overall turnout of 75% in 1987.<\/p>\n
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