New Delhi: After report voter turnouts in Srinagar and Baramulla within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency has additionally shattered voter turnout data, with roughly 53.60% recorded within the districts of Anantnag, Poonch, Kulgam, and partially in districts of Rajouri and Shopian. This marks the best turnout since 1989, spanning the final 35 years.
With this surge, within the ongoing Common Elections 2024, the three Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) within the valley, particularly Srinagar (38.49%), Baramulla (59.1%), and Anantnag-Rajouri (53.60%), have recorded historic voter turnouts. Total, the voter turnout within the three PCs within the valley is roughly 50% (Anantnag-Rajouri at 5 pm) within the present Common Elections, in comparison with 19.16% in 2019.
Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti is contesting towards NC’s Mian Altaf and Apni occasion’s Zafar Manhas from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
At the moment throughout the voting, Mehbooba staged an enormous protest in Bijbahara, alleging that some PDP staff have been detained in a single day. She reached Bijbahara to solid her vote, however she sat on the previous nationwide freeway for hours. PDP chief insisted she wouldn’t vote till her staff have been launched. Later, she introduced that PDP staff had been launched.
Mufti said, “Solely PDP staff are harassed. Each effort is being made to make sure that Mehbooba Mufti doesn’t attain Parliament.”
In dialog with Zee Information, some voters emphasised growth, whereas others cited electrical energy, water, roads, employment, and Article 370 as essential elements.
Mohammad Akbar, a voter on the Shangus polling station stated, “I solid my vote for my sons’ higher future. I’ve witnessed many hardships in my life, and I don’t need my sons to endure the identical. I imagine that voting correctly will guarantee correct illustration and, finally, a greater future for us.”
The Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat of Kashmir has emerged as a major constituency after delimitation, with 18.36 lakh voters casting their votes at 2338 totally different polling stations. To guarantee the sleek conduct of the voting course of, greater than employees was deployed.
The sixth part of polling lined 5 districts within the Kashmir Valley, together with Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Poonch, and Rajouri. Huge safety measures have been applied, significantly in areas close to the Line of Management in Poonch and Rajouri districts, to safeguard the electoral course of and guarantee incident-free polling within the space.
