Election Commission data said that among the 18 polling areas in this constituency, Nowshera has recorded the highest turnout so far at 12.52 percent, followed by Thana Mandi (ST) section at 11.32 percent.
Voting in Anantnag section 6 percent, Anantnag West 6.79 percent, Budhal (ST) 10.81 percent, DH Pora 9, Devsar 8.11, Dooru 8.40, Kokernag (ST) 10.31, Kulga 5.31, Mendhar 11.10, Nowshera 12.52, Pahalgam 10.98, Poonch Haveli 11.98, Shangas-Anantnag East 7.03, Srigufwara-Bijbehara 7.30, Thana Mandi (ST) -11.32 and Zainapora 8.35 percent.
Enthusiastic voters came out early on Saturday morning to exercise their democratic rights in the constituency. As voting progressed, the queues of voters increased.Election Commission officials said large scale voting is expected in the constituency.
Following the fresh delimitation of electoral constituencies, two districts of Jammu division, Poonch and Rajouri, were added to the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency of the valley, while Pulwama district was removed from this constituency and made part of the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Went.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, only 9 percent voting took place in Anantnag, while 7.2 percent voting took place in Rajouri and Poonch. These figures cannot be taken as a baseline to determine Saturday's voting in this constituency after delimitation.
The election was the first major democratic exercise in the Anantnag-Rajore constituency after August 5, 2019, when Articles 370 and 35A were abrogated and Jammu and Kashmir was granted Union Territory status.Anantnag, Kulgam and parts of Shopian in South Kashmir that form this constituency have been the most militancy-affected districts in the valley.
The security forces, supported by a steadfast administration led by the Lieutenant Governor, have brought terrorism to its lowest level in these areas during the last four years. Although terrorist attacks continue in Rajouri and Poonch districts, the level of terrorism in those districts too is nowhere near what it was in 2019.
These positive developments are expected to encourage voters to participate in the electoral process in larger numbers.
Extensive security arrangements have been made in the constituency with deployment of CAPFs and local police in large numbers to provide a safe, free and fear-free environment to the voters.The Election Commission has set up 2,338 polling stations for 18,36,576 voters, which includes 9,33,64 male, 9,02,902 female and 27 third gender voters. The voter list also includes 17,967 disabled persons and 540 persons above 100 years of age. The constituency has 25,000 migrant voters for whom special polling stations have been set up in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi.
Satellite phones and wireless sets have been provided for uninterrupted communication with polling personnel at remote booths. 19 polling stations are located along the Line of Control (LoC) where additional security deployment has been made.There are 20 candidates in the fray in this constituency. However, the main contest is between senior Gujjar/Baksarwal leader Mian Altaf Ahmed of the Nation Conference (NC), former chief minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party's Zafar Iqbal Manhas. BJP has informally supported its party's candidate and has not fielded any candidate in this constituency.
The hill communities living in Poonch and Rajouri districts constitute a significant number of voters in the constituency. This community was recently given ST status by the Government of India. Apart from the Pahari community, the Gujjar/Bakarwal community also forms a significant part of the voters of the constituency.NC's Mian Altaf Ahmed has a major influence among the Gujjar/Bakarwal community, cutting across party lines as Mian is considered the religious leader of this community. Voting began in the morning and will end at 6 pm.
Voting in Anantnag section 6 percent, Anantnag West 6.79 percent, Budhal (ST) 10.81 percent, DH Pora 9, Devsar 8.11, Dooru 8.40, Kokernag (ST) 10.31, Kulga 5.31, Mendhar 11.10, Nowshera 12.52, Pahalgam 10.98, Poonch Haveli 11.98, Shangas-Anantnag East 7.03, Srigufwara-Bijbehara 7.30, Thana Mandi (ST) -11.32 and Zainapora 8.35 percent.
Enthusiastic voters came out early on Saturday morning to exercise their democratic rights in the constituency. As voting progressed, the queues of voters increased.Election Commission officials said large scale voting is expected in the constituency.
Following the fresh delimitation of electoral constituencies, two districts of Jammu division, Poonch and Rajouri, were added to the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency of the valley, while Pulwama district was removed from this constituency and made part of the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Went.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, only 9 percent voting took place in Anantnag, while 7.2 percent voting took place in Rajouri and Poonch. These figures cannot be taken as a baseline to determine Saturday's voting in this constituency after delimitation.
The election was the first major democratic exercise in the Anantnag-Rajore constituency after August 5, 2019, when Articles 370 and 35A were abrogated and Jammu and Kashmir was granted Union Territory status.Anantnag, Kulgam and parts of Shopian in South Kashmir that form this constituency have been the most militancy-affected districts in the valley.
The security forces, supported by a steadfast administration led by the Lieutenant Governor, have brought terrorism to its lowest level in these areas during the last four years. Although terrorist attacks continue in Rajouri and Poonch districts, the level of terrorism in those districts too is nowhere near what it was in 2019.
These positive developments are expected to encourage voters to participate in the electoral process in larger numbers.
Extensive security arrangements have been made in the constituency with deployment of CAPFs and local police in large numbers to provide a safe, free and fear-free environment to the voters.The Election Commission has set up 2,338 polling stations for 18,36,576 voters, which includes 9,33,64 male, 9,02,902 female and 27 third gender voters. The voter list also includes 17,967 disabled persons and 540 persons above 100 years of age. The constituency has 25,000 migrant voters for whom special polling stations have been set up in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi.
Satellite phones and wireless sets have been provided for uninterrupted communication with polling personnel at remote booths. 19 polling stations are located along the Line of Control (LoC) where additional security deployment has been made.There are 20 candidates in the fray in this constituency. However, the main contest is between senior Gujjar/Baksarwal leader Mian Altaf Ahmed of the Nation Conference (NC), former chief minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party's Zafar Iqbal Manhas. BJP has informally supported its party's candidate and has not fielded any candidate in this constituency.
The hill communities living in Poonch and Rajouri districts constitute a significant number of voters in the constituency. This community was recently given ST status by the Government of India. Apart from the Pahari community, the Gujjar/Bakarwal community also forms a significant part of the voters of the constituency.NC's Mian Altaf Ahmed has a major influence among the Gujjar/Bakarwal community, cutting across party lines as Mian is considered the religious leader of this community. Voting began in the morning and will end at 6 pm.
