Jammu and Kashmir Has Record Voter Turnout: 10 Developments

Srinagar: With long queues and brisk polling through the day, Jammu and Kashmir today recorded a 71.28 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections, its highest in 25 years. Many people were still waiting to vote beyond the scheduled close of polling at 4 pm.

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1] The turnout in this phase is a big increase over the 64.97 per cent in the last Assembly elections in these areas, the Election Commission said, also noting that voting was peaceful. It credited the turnout to "good security, confidence building and the zeal of voters." see more:ndtv