J&K Assembly Election 2024: Over 11 pc voter turnout in first 2 hours polling

As the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls begins today a voter turnout of 1111 per cent was recorded in the first two hours an official said to PTIAccording to PTI The voting began at 7am with tight security arrangements in placeAmong the 16 assembly segments in the Kashmir Valley the maximum voting percentage was recorded in Shopian at 13 per cent followed by Pahalgam at 1256 per cent Kokernag at 12 per cent and SrigufwaraBijbehara at 1160 per cent since 7am as reported by PTIThe lowest was recorded in Anantnag at 6 per cent said by an official to PTI with the remaining constituencies in Kashmir Valley has polled around 10 per centJampK Assembly Election 2024 First elections since Abrogation of Article 370Since the removal of Article 370 in August 2019 the polls are being held in the Union Territory for the first time 24 constituencies in the seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir went to polls todayJampK Assembly Election 2024 PM Modi Rahul Gandhi Amit Shah urge people to votePoliticians are stirring up the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote and exercise democracy through various platformsPM Narendra Modi in his post encouraged the people participate especially asking the firsttime voters to exercise the franchiseAs the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections begins I urge all those in constituencies going to the polls today to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy I particularly call upon young and firsttime voters to exercise their franchisemdash Narendra Modi narendramodi September 18 2024Amit Shah urged the people to vote for BJP also mentioning the change the government can bring forth hellipmdash Amit Shah AmitShah September 18 2024Only a government with strong will can create a terrorfree Jammu and Kashmir protect the rights of the citizens there and speed up development work Today my appeal to the voters going to vote in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections is to vote in large numbers to form a government which is committed to education of the youth here employment empowerment of women and ending separatism and nepotism in the region First vote then refreshment Shah said on X in HindiJKNC party leader Omar Abdulla said to ANI that the party have been waiting for this day for 10 years and is hoping for the turnout of votes to be in favour of the partyIt is a very good thing we want the people to vote for National Conference as it will benefit JampK I spoke to some people National Conference is getting a lot of votes from all sections We are hopeful that we will win We have been waiting for this day for 10 years We will wait for October 8 but so far the reports are good he said as reported by ANIThe Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha also encouraged the people women and firsttime voters to exercise their democratic rights on XJampK Assembly elections commence today I call upon all the voters whose assembly constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers amp exercise their democratic rights I especially urge youth women and firsttime voters to vote in large numbersmdash Office of LG JampK OfficeOfLGJandK September 18 2024Rahul Gandhi has also urged the voters to vote for INDIA and assuring the people how their vote to the alliance will bring about change to the Union Territory in his post on XMy brothers and sisters of Jammu and Kashmir today the first phase of voting is taking place in the state For the first time in the history of the country the statehood of a state has been taken away and it has been made a union territory this is a violation of the constitutional rights of all of you it is an insult to Jammu and Kashmir Your every vote went to India Will restore your rights will bring employment opportunities It will make women stronger Will bring you out of the Injustice Era hellipwill make Jammu and Kashmir prosperous again Today come out of your homes in large numbers and exercise your democratic right ndash vote for INDIA Gandhi said on X statehood INDIA hellipmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi September 18 2024