Amid tight safety, all preparations have been finalized throughout six districts of Jammu & Kashmir for the second section of polling, set to be held on 25th September. A complete of 25.78 lakh voters will resolve the destiny of 239 candidates contesting for 26 meeting constituencies. This section will cowl 26 meeting constituencies throughout six districts of Jammu & Kashmir, together with Ganderbal, Srinagar, and Budgam within the Kashmir Division, and Reasi, Rajouri, and Poonch within the Jammu Division. All polling supplies, together with EVMs, have been distributed to polling workers.
Khalid Hussain Malik, the Returning Officer, acknowledged, “Our polling workers is prepared and set to maneuver to their respective polling stations. Each facility is in place on the polling cubicles. By way of safety, dwell webcasting will probably be performed and monitored in management rooms. All polling automobiles have GPS chips and are being intently tracked. All the things is ready. Polling will start at 7:00 AM and finish at 6:00 PM. We urge all voters to return out and solid their votes.”
This section of the meeting elections will characteristic a number of outstanding candidates, together with former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah, Apni Social gathering Chief Altaf Bukhari, Congress State President Tariq Hameed Karra, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi of the PDP, and BJP State President Ravindra Raina.
Within the Kashmir Division, 15 meeting constituencies are up for election: Kangan, Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, 26-Central Shalteng, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrar-I-Sharief, and Chadoora. Within the Jammu Division, 11 meeting constituencies are set to go to the polls: Gulabgarh, Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri, Budhal, Thannamandi, Surankote, Poonch Haveli, and Mendhar.
Based on the most recent electoral rolls, 25,78,099 voters are eligible to solid their ballots on this section, comprising 13,12,730 male voters, 12,65,316 feminine voters, and 53 third-gender voters. Highlighting the essential function performed by the youth of Jammu & Kashmir in strengthening democracy, 1,20,612 voters aged 18 to 19 are eligible to vote within the second section of the meeting elections. The Election Fee of India (ECI) has established 3,502 polling stations with 100% webcasting throughout the 26 meeting constituencies. Enough safety measures have been applied, with 300 further SSB and CRPF battalions deployed alongside safety forces already stationed in these six districts.
Dr. Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, acknowledged, “We’ve got made all essential preparations, and safety preparations are in place in response to ECI tips. All polling stations are totally geared up, and we anticipate a superb voter turnout.”
Out of the full, 1,056 are city polling stations and a pair of,446 are rural polling stations. To boost voter participation, 157 particular polling stations have been arrange for this section, together with 26 polling cubicles managed by girls, referred to as Pink Polling Stations, 26 polling stations managed by specially-abled individuals, 26 polling stations manned by youths, 31 border polling stations, 26 inexperienced polling stations, and 22 distinctive polling stations. Voting will happen from 7:00 AM to six:00 PM.
