New Delhi: After report voter turnouts in Srinagar and Baramulla within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary (*6*) 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 General Elections 2024, the three Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) within the valley, specifically Srinagar (38.49%), Baramulla (59.1%), and Anantnag-Rajouri (53.60%), have recorded historic voter turnouts. Overall, the voter turnout within the three PCs within the valley is roughly 50% (Anantnag-Rajouri at 5 pm) within the present General Elections, in comparison with 19.16% in 2019.
Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti is contesting in opposition to NC’s Mian Altaf and Apni get together’s Zafar Manhas from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
Today throughout the voting, Mehbooba staged an enormous protest in Bijbahara, alleging that some PDP employees have been detained in a single day. She reached Bijbahara to solid her vote, however she sat on the outdated nationwide freeway for hours. PDP chief insisted she wouldn’t vote till her employees have been launched. Later, she introduced that PDP employees had been launched.
Mufti acknowledged, “Only PDP employees are harassed. Every effort is being made to make sure that Mehbooba Mufti doesn’t attain Parliament.”
In dialog with Zee News, some voters emphasised growth, whereas others cited electrical energy, water, roads, employment, and Article 370 as essential components.
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 consider that voting properly will guarantee correct illustration and, finally, a greater future for us.”
The Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat of Kashmir has emerged as a big constituency after delimitation, with 18.36 lakh voters casting their votes at 2338 completely 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. Vast safety measures have been applied, significantly in areas close to the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri districts, to safeguard the electoral course of and guarantee incident-free polling within the space.
