{"id":662299,"date":"2024-09-25T19:57:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T23:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=662299"},"modified":"2024-09-25T19:57:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T23:57:42","slug":"j-k-assembly-polls-state-sees-over-56-voter-turnout-reasi-dominates-with-74-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662299\/","title":{"rendered":"J-K assembly polls: State sees over 56% voter turnout, Reasi dominates with 74.14%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-662300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jammu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/>\u00a0Enthusiastic voters filled polling booths across 26 Assembly segments in Jammu &amp; Kashmir on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, recording a voter turnout of over 56% by 7 p.m., as per the Election Commission of India (EC). The high turnout reflected the growing political engagement in the region, especially in areas near the Line of Control (LoC), despite ongoing security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has not been any incident that necessitates a repoll. With 3,502 polling stations in operation, not a single booth reported a single-digit voting percentage. In fact, Srinagar\u2019s voter turnout exceeded the Lok Sabha figures by over 5%,\u201d stated J&amp;K Chief Electoral Officer P.K. Pole.<\/p>\n<p>According to EC data, Reasi district recorded the highest turnout at 74.14%, followed by Poonch (73.78%) and Rajouri (69.85%). Other districts such as Budgam (61.31%) and Ganderbal (62.63%) also saw significant participation, while Srinagar\u2019s turnout marginally increased to 29.24%, compared to 27% in the 2014 Assembly election. \u201cThese elections mark a historic shift, as regions that once saw fear and boycott are now embracing democracy,\u201d remarked Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.<\/p>\n<p>In districts close to the LoC, such as Rajouri, Poonch, and Reasi, long queues were seen at polling stations, with voters like Nitu Mia from Reasi expressing pride in voting to protect the country\u2019s interests. In Kashmir Valley, Budgam and Ganderbal witnessed long lines, though voter response in parts of Srinagar remained subdued. The elections also highlighted local issues, such as dissatisfaction with smart meter installations, ration reductions, and job shortages, which drove voter turnout. \u201cThe lower-middle class is being crushed by the current regime\u2019s policies,\u201d said Nazima Ganai, a voter from Eidgah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Enthusiastic voters filled polling booths across 26 Assembly segments in Jammu &amp; Kashmir on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, recording a voter turnout of over 56% by 7 p.m., as per the Election Commission of India (EC). The high turnout reflected the growing political engagement in the region, especially in areas near the Line of Control (LoC), despite ongoing security concerns. \u201cThere has not been any incident that necessitates a repoll. With 3,502 polling stations in operation, not a single booth reported a single-digit voting percentage. In fact, Srinagar\u2019s voter turnout&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":662300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662301,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662299\/revisions\/662301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}